Addis Ababa – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday shrugged off concerns that his appointment as new African Union chair would harm relations between the pan-African bloc and the West.
“What the West will say or do is not my business,” Mugabe told a news conference at the close of two-day African Union summit held in the Ethiopian capital
“My business is to ensure the decisions we take here are implemented. My concern is on uplifting the life of our people, giving them something that will raise their standard of living,” he said.
“For more that 10 years I have been under sanctions, my country has been sanctions. If they want to continue it’s up to them but these sanctions are wrong,” the president said.
“If Europe comes in the spirit to cooperate and not the spirit to control us and control our ways, they will be very welcome,” he added.
Mugabe, Africa’s oldest president at 90, took over the rotating post of African Union chair on Friday, replacing Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
Mugabe, a former liberation war hero who is Africa’s third-longest serving leader, is viewed with deep respect by many on the continent.
But he is also subject to travel bans from both the United States and European Union in protest over political violence and intimidation.
Last year Mugabe boycotted an EU-Africa Summit in Brussels after he was given a rare invitation – but his wife was still denied a visa.
Mugabe also spoke on his attitude towards the empowerment of women.
“We are different,” he told reporters. “There are certain things men can do and that women can’t do. And there are things women can do that men cannot do. You can’t bear babies in your tummy, can you? Even the gay ones cannot.”
“But what we have done in Zimbabwe is that our women can become ministers, judges, farmers, pilots. We have three pilots,” he added.
– AFP
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The Belgians are keen to join the Chinese, Indians, Israelis, etc. in the looting and plunder of Zimbabwe’s diamonds and other resources and but if you think they are doing it for love, dream on.
The Belgians are keen to join the Chinese, Indians, Israelis, etc. in the looting and plunder of Zimbabwe’s diamonds and other resources and but if you think they are doing it for love, dream on.
its the West who need Mugabe. That is why the French sent a delegation to beg him
its the West who need Mugabe. That is why the French sent a delegation to beg him
3 pilots out off at least 6 million women (zim population is 12m, 50% = women). Thats less than one in a million. Is this something to gloss over Mr President Sir.
Yes the real problem of Zimbabwe’s economic years of mismanagement and corruption by Zanu PF and Mugabe is the chief culprit people of Zimbabwe have compounded by the tribal political system which Mugabe is using to confuse Zimbabwean. Joshua Nkomo and Matebeleland (Ndebele people) used as scapegoats now Nkomo is dead the west is scapegoats 34 years of excuse misrule one living flamboyant at the expense of the whole nation. When majority starve children die with mulnitrition , poor infrastructure , poor roads, poor health system, education only thing Zimbabwe has done well is oppression of majority through security apparatus CIO, Police, Army and Militia (Gukurahundi and Border Gezi Militias) when will the country enjoy independence not slogans pasi this pasi that. Look at Mugabe looks like nyonyana (day old baby bird) look at his hairs. People of Zimbabwe stands up and liberate yourself from the Nazi Mugabe and Facisists (RG Mugabe worst than Hilter. How can African Union elect Hilter to lead them real what a shame. Zimbabwe is vampire state (man eating President) hyena state funds are stolen with blessing of president. Mutasa, Mujuru and all Zanu PF people were given license to steal Mujuru reveal she was given mine in marange with Mugabe blessings, with grace, army and police also given green light. People of Zimbabwe since 1980 this country has been in the hands of few Zanu PF with Mugabe the chief thief stealing , embezzling funds for themselves. There are fighting among themselves now as you power corrupt. People like Simon Khaya Moyo and Jonathan Moyo are praise singers as a ticket to still look at Obert Mpofu looks he will burst into piece he has joined the stealing club
Yes the real problem of Zimbabwe’s economic years of mismanagement and corruption by Zanu PF and Mugabe is the chief culprit people of Zimbabwe have compounded by the tribal political system which Mugabe is using to confuse Zimbabwean. Joshua Nkomo and Matebeleland (Ndebele people) used as scapegoats now Nkomo is dead the west is scapegoats 34 years of excuse misrule one living flamboyant at the expense of the whole nation. When majority starve children die with mulnitrition , poor infrastructure , poor roads, poor health system, education only thing Zimbabwe has done well is oppression of majority through security apparatus CIO, Police, Army and Militia (Gukurahundi and Border Gezi Militias) when will the country enjoy independence not slogans pasi this pasi that. Look at Mugabe looks like nyonyana (day old baby bird) look at his hairs. People of Zimbabwe stands up and liberate yourself from the Nazi Mugabe and Facisists (RG Mugabe worst than Hilter. How can African Union elect Hilter to lead them real what a shame. Zimbabwe is vampire state (man eating President) hyena state funds are stolen with blessing of president. Mutasa, Mujuru and all Zanu PF people were given license to steal Mujuru reveal she was given mine in marange with Mugabe blessings, with grace, army and police also given green light. People of Zimbabwe since 1980 this country has been in the hands of few Zanu PF with Mugabe the chief thief stealing , embezzling funds for themselves. There are fighting among themselves now as you power corrupt. People like Simon Khaya Moyo and Jonathan Moyo are praise singers as a ticket to still look at Obert Mpofu looks he will burst into piece he has joined the stealing club
The AU needs its head read!!! What are they doing? You see this is RGM’s problem. He just cannot see that he IS the problem. If he would humble himself and admit that many mistakes have been made and ask forgiveness and begin a healing road: now that would be a miracle we could begin to work with. But he always blames everything and everyone else. The Lord teaches us we must look at ourselves first. This Chairmanship thing is a BIG mistake.
The AU needs its head read!!! What are they doing? You see this is RGM’s problem. He just cannot see that he IS the problem. If he would humble himself and admit that many mistakes have been made and ask forgiveness and begin a healing road: now that would be a miracle we could begin to work with. But he always blames everything and everyone else. The Lord teaches us we must look at ourselves first. This Chairmanship thing is a BIG mistake.
Mugabe has been wittering about sanctions for the last 15 years that has not changed the facts of the ground that Zimbabwe’s economy to a fraction of what it was at independence in 1980. Ian Smith was under UN sanctions which were worldwide unlike the Western imposed by a select Western countries on a selected Zanu PF leaders.
The real cause of Zimbabwe’s economic problems is the years of mismanagement and corruption. In fact by denying the problem all these years Mugabe has compounded the situation in these cancerous problems have had decades to grow and spread to the tennis ball size tumours they are today affecting every
sector of the economy.
Mugabe can repeat the lie that Zimbabwe’s economy has collapse because of the
sanctions meanwhile the meltdown will only get worse until the real root causes, mismanagement and corruption, are dealt with. Mugabe and Zanu PF have to go, they have repeated the sanctions lie too often they believe their own lie to disown it, there is no other way.
Mugabe has been wittering about sanctions for the last 15 years that has not changed the facts of the ground that Zimbabwe’s economy to a fraction of what it was at independence in 1980. Ian Smith was under UN sanctions which were worldwide unlike the Western imposed by a select Western countries on a selected Zanu PF leaders.
The real cause of Zimbabwe’s economic problems is the years of mismanagement and corruption. In fact by denying the problem all these years Mugabe has compounded the situation in these cancerous problems have had decades to grow and spread to the tennis ball size tumours they are today affecting every
sector of the economy.
Mugabe can repeat the lie that Zimbabwe’s economy has collapse because of the
sanctions meanwhile the meltdown will only get worse until the real root causes, mismanagement and corruption, are dealt with. Mugabe and Zanu PF have to go, they have repeated the sanctions lie too often they believe their own lie to disown it, there is no other way.