The Herald (Harare)
3 December 2008
THE United States government is reported to have censured United Nations Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon following his meeting with President Mugabe on the sidelines of the International Conference on Financing for Development, prompting the UN boss to explain himself in the Western media.
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Mr Ban Ki-moon should not waste his time entertaining Mugabe, because Mugabe believes Zimbabwe’s problems can only be solved by Africans. Mr Ban Ki-moon could be wasting his time Mugabe has said several times that Zimbabwe’s problem is an African problem and needs an African solution. Mugabe should not send mixed signals. Now that Zimbabwe has Cholera it needs an African solution. Short sighted indeed.