Rival leaders in Kenya have agreed to form a coalition government after weeks of nationwide violence and political unrest.

 

Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who has been mediating talks between the government and the opposition, said on Thursday that an agreement had been made, ending the political crisis.

"We have come to an understanding on the coalition agreement. We do have an agreement," he said.

 

He said that further information on the deal between Mwai Kibaki, the president, and Raila Odinga, the leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), would be given at 4pm (1300GMT).