Brown and Merkel are not united over Mugabe German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to attend a summit of European Union and African leaders, even if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is there.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said last month he would not attend the summit if Mr Mugabe attended.
Mrs Merkel is starting her first African tour since becoming chancellor, heading first for Ethiopia.
A German official said relations with Africa "should not be hostage to developments in Zimbabwe".
"The chancellor will take part in the summit," the official said, quoted by Reuters.
"It is in our interests to go through with the summit."
The EU-Africa summit is to take place in Lisbon in December.
The official said however that developments in Zimbabwe are "massively problematic", and would be raised by Mrs Merkel when she visits South African President Thabo Mbeki.
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