Zimbabwe's opposition is asking the African Union to send peacekeepers to end the violence there.
The Movement for Democratic Change's vice president, Thokozani Khupe, also suggested that the AU dedicate a special envoy to stop the crisis in the southern African country.
Khupe spoke to The Associated Press in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. She came to the Egyptian city to ask the AU to get more involved in the crisis.
Longtime Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe held a runoff election Friday where he was the sole candidate after the opposition MDC pulled out because of state-sponsored violence against its supporters.
African heads of state, including Mugabe, will begin meeting on Monday during the AU's annual summit.
