Ninety-year-old Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, known as one of Africa’s most divisive figures, has ascended to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union (AU) on Friday, casting a shadow over the continental body’s relations with the West. Reuters report: The only leader Zimbabwe has known since independence from Britain in 1980 assumed the largely ceremonial role when he was handed the AU flag and gavel at a summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. In his acceptance speech, Africa’s oldest head of state spoke of the need to guard against foreigners exploiting the continent’s mineral wealth and called for more assistance for African farmers. “African resources should belong to Africa and to no one else, except to those we invite as friends. Friends we shall have, yes, but imperialists and colonialists no more,” he said, to applause from his peers. In some corners, Mugabe is feted as a nationalist hero who triumphed over colonial power Britain on the battlefield and at the ballot box, and who remained steadfast in his commitment to the promotion of black African power in the 34 years since.
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Posted: at 30-01-2015 02:56 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
AdikpeReturn at 30-01-2015 03:25 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Though he is old, but he is right in his speech
Posted: at 30-01-2015 03:25 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
DEAR NIAJAPALS, I FOUND THIS QUOTATION BY AN EDUCATED NIGERIAN, DO YOU AGREE?
“ALTHOUGH MUGABE HAS BEEN IN POWER FOR A LONG TIME, I STILL RESPECT HIM. HE STANDS FOR BLACK POWER, SUPREMACY AND UNITY. HE IS AN AFRICAN LEADER WITH COURAGE TO TELL THE WHITES TO THEIR FACES THE WAY IT IS.
IMPERIALISM AND THE IDEAL OF RE-COLONIZING AFRICA MUST STOP. THE WHITES ARE ONLY AFTER OUR GOD GIVEN NATURAL RESOURCES AND NOTHING ELSE. THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT OUR WELL-BEING. WE AFRICANS CAN SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE AND TRADE OUR OWN RESOURCES ON OUR OWN TERMS TO ANY OUTSIDER INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH US.
NO WHITES, NO FOREIGNERS SHOULD DICTATE FOR AFRICANS HOW TO LIVE AND HOW TO MANAGE THEIR OWN RESOURCES, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WHITES ONLY MEAN “THE EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN RESOURCES”
-CHIKA J. NJOKU
Posted: at 30-01-2015 04:56 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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