Well stated! There must be African solutions forthcoming based on dialogue and compromise in the best African style. It is encouraging to see Africans saying ever more forcefully that the same old status quo of corrupt and brutal leadership can no longer be accepted as the way forward. This westerner who lived many years in the south end of the continent amid the fading vestiges of colonial rule during the 70s and 80s heartily applauds.

Just which evil are we trying to attribute to Mr. Mugabe? Is it being elected my the majority of Zimbabweans election after election? Is is doing the best he can to keep the country afloat inspite of being under sanctions and having the internal control of the country's economy in the hands of the kith and kin of those who imposed these sanctions? Or is it his resistance to foreign attempts to place puppets in place as Zimbabwean "leaders" who will do the bidding of those who put them in power? Or perhaps it's a combination of all of these things and others unstated that makes him evil? Please elaborate!