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The African Union (AU), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) elections observer missions have discredited Zimbabwe’s ongoing elections citing that the plebiscite “fell short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.”
Last Friday, we reported that the United States’ offer to lift sanctions slapped on the country’s leadership was on the verge of collapsing because of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s failure to implement reforms needed to level the political playing field.
By Takura Zhangazha Recently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) successfully and with some threat of force persuaded former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh to vacate office and also leave the country for exile. This action on the part of Ecowas had continental backing from the African Union as well as the support of a United […]
In normal circumstances, President Robert Mugabe’s ascension to the chairmanship of the African Union would be the source of national pride.
The credibility of the African Union (AU) is being questioned after Robert Mugabe was this week appointed to a top position, which puts him in line to take over the AU chairmanship next year.
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By Saturday, the African Union and Sadc, in their preliminary reports on the Zimbabwean elections, endorsed the Zimbabwean elections. The move must have baffled a majority of Zimbabweans who were still reeling from the shock of what is now turning out to be blatantly rigged election.
African diplomats accredited to Harare have waded into the country’s fluid political situation by calling for President Robert Mugabe’s “graceful” exit from power, WikiLeaks cables have revealed.
In a week dominated by events in Libya where Muammar Gaddafi is losing his 42-year-old grip on the levers of power, it is pertinent that we consider the implications for the African continent and its people.
In this BBC series of viewpoints from African journalists, Zimbabwean film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo writes that the collapse of the Libyan regime is reminiscent of the fall of other African regimes.