The Observer (Kampala)
29 October 2008
Last week, the leaders from COMESA, SADC and East African Community (EAC) blocs converged in Uganda and agreed to expedite the formation of a free trade area. They also want to form a single customs union stretching from South Africa to Egypt. In their wisdom, it was the absence of such an arrangement that is frustrating trade among their countries.
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How about getting an actual mandate from the people who they purport to speak for ? How about actually winning a free elections ? We are talking about basics here that are missing. These are useless gab fests that are a waste of peoples time and resources; exercise in feel good politicking by politicians who have no credibility both nationally and internationally, especially when they have been rejected by their constituents. Since when did tea parties by political posturing thugs solve such huge socio-economic and political problems ? Africa needs vetted and legitimate spokesmen and spokeswomen, instead of these undemocratic charlatans; only then and only then can they have and advance serious and effective no nonsense agendas.