The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has slammed some governments and leaders in the continent for causing the suffering of their people.
She singled out South Sudan, where violent atrocities have been committed against civilians as the aftermath of a fallout between President Salvar Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar, in 2013 continues.
Some 500 000 people have been killed and about 2 million displaced in the world’s newest country.
Delivering her New Year message in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, Dlamini-Zuma blamed the leaders of some countries.
She pointed out other countries such as Burundi, Central African Republic and The Gambia were also besieged by crises, caused mainly by those countries’ governments.
“Our governments and leadership are there to protect the vulnerable, to serve the people, not to be the cause of the people’s suffering and retrogression,” she said.
“Enough is enough. Africans deserve better, and we must all work towards better days, and towards peace, stability and development.”
Dlamini-Zuma said the crises overshadowed several successful elections held in some AU member states.
She urged aggrieved parties to respect the will of the people, abide by their national and international obligations, as well as resort to all non-violent and legal means in resolving electoral disputes. ANA
Perhaps the outgoing chair is afraid to mention Zimbabwe or we will have the old thug screaming and ranting all over the show throwing his toys out of the cradle
It is high time the Human rights groups members of civil society and opposition parties said something
The most sad thing this organisation and others like SADC have not made an effort to create a charter for african countries to protect Refugees on the continent
People in respected places like Kofi Anaan have not even uttered a word
It will always remain a pipe dream to expect support from SouthAfrica regardless of whichever party is in Govt as long as it remains a giant wholesale for Zimbabweans. It will be economic suicide for SA to raise a finger even if zanupf turns genocidal against it’s own people, it will never support free and fair elections let alone to just mention it as one of Africa’s despotic regimes……forget it !
“Heavy gunfire erupted early on Saturday near the main military camp in
Ivory Coast’s second largest city, Bouake, where disgruntled soldiers
launched an uprising a day earlier over salaries and bonuses, a resident
and a soldier said.”
You are right She is useless as AU chairperson and very wrong for not mentionin Zimbabwe someone especially the Oppo and Human Rights organisations should make a point to critize her on her leaving out some countries . Look now the Ivory Coast is also having issues
Yes , why pointing figures far from home.Do u tell me Mugabe is a lion to u.African Union Commission leader useless ,SADC WORST OF TIME TO VOTE
She did a good job for the first time…Yes but not mentioning those leaders who overstay and kill to be president.Why not mentioning Zimbabwe.She has first hand information she should have spoken about our predicaments.