I recently read an article on CNN on why Few African leaders criticize Mugabe.
It is a shame to call some of these African leaders…  Leaders.  Be it Charles Taylor, Abacha, Mobutu, Sese Seko, Yahya Jammeh, Idi Amin and Eyedema. They constantly exploit their people.  Most of the African leaders cannot accuse Mugabe because they themselves are guilty of the same crime. Gabon’s leader has been in power since 1967 and no one talks about Bongo of Angola, who has not held elections since 1992. We still have Jammeh of Gambia who claims to be a democratic leader and is known for saying he will be in power forever and has the cure for AIDS. 

Jammeh claims that Africa should hail Mugabe

“We Africans should learn a lesson from this,” …”They (the West) think they can dictate to us and this is not acceptable. Africans should stand for Zimbabwe. After all, what did the West do for Africa?

 Most of these African leaders hide behind the lie that they are fighting against colonialism and western domination. I am all about AFRICAN POWER!!  However some of these African leaders have began a new form of colonialism as they constantly oppress their own people.

What do we do? Is there hope for effective democracy in Africa?

Mugabe! Mugabe! What to do with him.

It was announced that Zimbabwe’s inflation has risen to 2.2 million. It appears as though things are getting worse everyday. The U.S is still pushing to place sanctions on Zimbabwe despite blocks from Russia and China at the UN. I believe the sanctions will hurt the Zimbabwean people more than it will hurt Mugabe. He will still enjoy his luxuries.

It appears as though Mugabe is immune to the world’s criticism. They criticize him and he responds by calling them names and tell them “to go hang” what can we do with him? The only hope is he is growing old and his time will soon run out.  The most annoying issue in the whole Zimbabwe debacle is South African president Thabo Mbaeki. I do not see him doing much. He is always seen patting or hugging Mugabe. Isn’t South Africa meant to be a regional leader and do something? I believe South Africa gains from the demise of Zimbabwe. The more Zimbabwe crashes, the more the South African economy booms.