Published by the government of Zimbabwe
Peter Matambanadzo
12 November 2008
Harare — ANGOLA has urged Zanu-PF and the two MDC formations to respect the resolutions and recommendations of Sadc and implement the power-sharing agreement forthwith for the good of Zimbabwe and the region, Angolan Ambassador to Zimbabwe General Filipe Feliberto Monimambu has said.
He was addressing diplomats and senior Government officials at a ceremony to mark Angola's Independence Day, at a local hotel yesterday.
"Angola calls upon the political leaders and the living forces of Zimbabwe to commit themselves to implementing the power-sharing agreement signed on 15 September, 2008, respecting all resolutions and recommendations of Sadc on the matter, including those recently endorsed in the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State held on November 8 in South Africa for the good of the region in general and Zimbabwe in particular," he said.
Gen Monimambu said Angola, which presided over the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security up to August 2008, would continue to follow up the political process in Zimbabwe and support it to improve the prevailing situation.
"The Angolan Government is still concerned with the events taking place in this sister country and is willing to give its collaboration within its power so that the normal constitutional dispensation comes back again in this country for the good of the Zimbabwean people," he said.
Gen Monimambu said Angola hoped that peace and stability could come to all Sadc nations and build and strengthen better relations among the Sadc states for the enjoyment of bilateral and multilateral co-operation. He said the Angola-Zimbabwe relations should be strengthened.
"We feel that the current relations between our two countries are good. However, a general agreement of co-operation was signed 16 years back which needs to be revitalised and implemented because it involves several areas, mainly economic, technique, scientific and cultural issues.
"We hope that very soon conditions will permit for the holding the next Angola-Zimbabwe Joint Commission," he said.
Gen Monimambu also outlined how Angola successfully held democratic elections and had managed to reform the country, which went through a civil war for over six years.
He said Angola was now implementing several programmes, which include guarantee of national unity, cohesion and promoting peace and a patriotic spirit, promoting human development, eradicating hunger and poverty and improving educational and sanitary levels of the people, among others.
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If Angola is so concerned and obviously backs Muygabe, then "put you money where your mouth is". Angola has oil, diamonds and incredible wealth. Start off by donating a billion or two to Mugabe to sort out his problems. South Africa is no different, Dlamini-Zuma called on the EU and US to fund the agricultural program. If she was so keen to have Mugabe stay on then SA should cough up. Note that SA has promissed 300 million Rand (30 million US) but where is it? They say they are waiting for the GNU to take place and will only give the funds to Aid organisations to disribute. Why if Mugabe is their pal trust him with the money. Angola (and the rest of SADC) allowed Mugabe to screw up, they should have reigned him in long ago. They stessed "an African solution to an African problem", then why ask the West to sort it out. The West have their own problems and no longer have the apatite to throw funds to corrupt illegitmate regimes. If SADC wants to it is up to them though I do not believe they have the stomach for it. Dlamini-Zuma wants the West to encourage businesses to invest in Zimbabwe by doing away the targeted sanctions imposed on Mugabe. Why, he is a rogue leader that has sucessfully destroyed a vibrant econmy, murdered his people and created all the immigrant (Xenophobic) problems in the surrounding countries. Why on earth do they still want more of the same?
Angola should be worried of events in Zimbabwe because we in Zimbabwe are now much poorer, than when we used to be the hub of Education for the many Angolians. It is also sad to see Angola failing to see that Zimbabwe needs significant change from the current self-serving leadership of Zanu PF. Zimbabweans have and will continue to reject Zanu PF because of Zanu PF's lack of foresight and vision they are only possessed with power. Manje hapana chinobuda nevanhu ava inhamo chete.