Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is due to meet Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday to try to end a post-election crisis after persuading the opposition to call off further street protests.Following talks with Annan, the opposition said late on Wednesday it would halt planned demonstrations against Kibaki's disputed December 27 poll victory. Previous protests have ended in rioting and bloody clashes with security forces.
Annan had been due to meet Kibaki on Wednesday, but the Kenyan leader instead met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a close ally also trying to mediate who is one of few African leaders to have congratulated Kibaki on his win.