Zimbabwean police ban political rallies

Matonga said he saw little reason for the summit, given that the election results had not been released. Matonga said that it would be appropriate for Zimbabwe's neighbors to step in if the results were released and then were disputed.

"I'm surprised by this whole emergency meeting," Matonga told The Associated Press.

Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda on Friday also cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the delay in releasing results.

"There's a certain clamor about this (but) we have to respect authority in our states," Miranda told Angolan state radio.

Namibia's government said it has sent its foreign affairs minister to Zimbabwe to evaluate the situation.

International human rights groups reported widespread attacks on opposition activists.

Amnesty International said its contacts reported violence in the capital and in the provinces of Mashonaland East, Midlands, Matabeland North and Manicaland. The group said the attacks suggested a program of "coordinated retribution against known and suspected opposition supporters."

Human Rights Watch said it had received "credible information of dozens" of such attacks over the past week. Police have been "seemingly unable or unwilling to arrest the perpetrators," the group said.

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