As the brutality of Mugabe’s regime becomes ever clearer, Africa’s leaders react with…..petulance:
The African Union has rejected calls from the UK and the US to put pressure on Zimbabwe to stop its demolition of illegal houses and market stalls.
An AU spokesman told the BBC that it had many more serious problems to consider than Zimbabwe. […][South African] Presidential spokesman Bheki Khumalo said he was “irritated” by calls from UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to do more to end the “horrors” in Zimbabwe.
“South Africa refuses to accept the notion that because suddenly we’re going to a G8 summit, we must be reminded that we must look good and appease the G8 leaders,” he said.
“We will do things because we believe they are correct and right.” […]
Correspondents say that many African leaders see Mr Mugabe as a hero for leading the fight against colonial rule.
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