Africa should have one president’-Mugabe

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Africa should have one president’-Mugabe

January 16, 2013 in National, News, Politics

 

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday said the forthcoming African Union (AU) summit should discuss the appointment of a President of Africa to foster unity among Africans and ensure that member states adhere to the founding principles of the continental body.

 

Report by Everson Mushava

 

Mugabe was addressing journalists at State House after a two-hour meeting with President Thomas Boni Yayi of the Benin Republic, who is also the outgoing AU chairman, in Harare. Yayi said he was in Zimbabwe to discuss the challenges Africa was facing as a continent and to get advice on ways to end conflict, in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and Central African Republic, among others.

 

The proposal to set up a United States of Africa was first made by the slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1999 as a way of ending the continent’s conflicts, but it failed to secure enough support from his African counterparts with some suspecting Gaddafi wanted to rule Africa. But Mugabe yesterday emphasised Africa should have one president who would help fight divisions and move Africa to a continental power from the regional shell he claimed it was today.

 

“Yes, we need a President for Africa,” Mugabe said. “That is what we are going to discuss at the AU summit. Africa is not a united continent. We are not at the stage our founding fathers wanted us to be when the organ was formed.”

 

Mugabe said the AU had failed to integrate Africans, with some seen in the context of Anglophones and others Francophones. Mugabe said he was pleased that even though Zimbabweans had political differences, they had realised they were guided by the same destiny and hoped the forthcoming elections would be peaceful.

 

Yayi, who yesterday defended the move to request Nato forces to end the conflict in Mali and stop the Islamic rebels from seizing the Malian capital Bamako, said he had fruitful discussions with Mugabe.

 

“For Mali, we had to invite Nato because the situation was critical. It was an issue of religious intolerance and a matter of terrorism,” he said.

 

Yayi left Harare yesterday.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

[Haatu]

No way jose. Why should we unite with anyone?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Because they are ur brothers.

[Naxar Nugaaleed]

Xajiyow bal first somalida la midow

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Naxar africa ka weyn Somali:D

 

Zimbabwe baan horta la midoobayaa

[Jacpher]

^who wrote this Sarah Palin? Africa is not one country.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Lol true i think its not feasible to have one president for Africa but if there was closer cooperation on all fields like Europe EU they would be a power to be reckoned with.

[The Sage]

....Because the EU is doing great now right?

[Taleexi]

Jacpher;911565 wrote:

^who wrote this Sarah Palin? Africa is not one country.

Sidaas u badi.

 

I pray that Africa doesn't become one country.

[Raamsade]

Africa is too big and diverse to function as one political unit but it can do with more economic and political cooperation.

 

So CBE (Conqueror of British Empire) Robert Mugabe has his heart at the right place.

[oba hiloowlow]

why should we unite just because we have one similarity, the colour.. walahi i rather die than that

[GaraadMon]

How about African leaders focus on effectively governing at least one country first. Even then, considering the growing criticism of EU why would creating a bloated bureaucracy be considered a net positive in Africa. Then there's the fact that this is coming from Robert Mugabe.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

oba hiloowlow;912065 wrote:

why should we unite just because we have one similarity, the colour.. walahi i rather die than that

Maybe because we live in the same continent long live the African people cooperation will happen maybe in the next 50 year. Unity can come in all forms closer cooperation on all fields education health trade security. Stronger african continent constitution even one currency for Africa in the near future. If Europe did it why cant Africa do it. The African union was a great innative but it needs lots of changes politically in order to be an effective organization.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Apophis i am not talking about country unity but i am talking about healthy union one that's beneficial for all Africans. South Africa will not form a country with Zambia but closer cooperation will make sure the quality of live of both citizens will be bettered. Than Africa will be a super power on this planet. Instead of the 3rd world, Africa is the most resourceful continent on the globe. But its inferior to Europe because they don't cooperate and are divided politically economically socially. They don't have ability to unite to better their continent and that of their citizens.