SW Radio Africa (London)
Alex Bell
30 June 2009
Robert Mugabe is set to take centre stage at the African Union Summit of heads of state this week where he will, ironically, be speaking about food security in Africa.
The summit of African leaders, which is set to get underway in Libya on Wednesday, is gathering under the theme: 'Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security.' Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will not be attending after just completing a whirlwind tour to Europe and the US. Mugabe instead will be representing the unity government leadership at the summit, where it's understood he will be addressing leaders about food security, despite Zimbabwe being the most food-aid dependent country in the world.
Mugabe, as orchestrator of the devastating land invasions under the banner of so-called 'land-reform,' has crippled Zimbabwean agriculture. The country, which was once viewed as the breadbasket of Africa, now relies on aid and food imports as there is barely any meaningful food production taking place on farms in the country. At the same time, and further exacerbating the problem, productive farms have been forcibly taken over by land invaders as part of this year's renewed offensive against commercial farmers. The result is that even less food is being produced, despite the Global Political Agreement, which saw the formation of the unity government, stating that food production would encouraged.
Justice for Agriculture's (JAG) John Worsley-Worswick said on Tuesday that it is "totally ludicrous" that Mugabe will be addressing African leaders on food security. He expressed concern for the worrying precedent being set for the continent by African leaders who turn a blind eye to the atrocities committed by their counterparts.
"Mugabe was the architect of the total destruction of agriculture in Zimbabwe, and the fact that he will be addressing these leaders as an expert in agriculture is ludicrous," Worsley-Worswick said.
Also topping the agenda at the meeting will be the indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of Sudanese leader Omar al Bashir for war crimes. AU Summit host Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi has urged his counterparts to consider withdrawing from the ICC over al Bashir's indictment, saying the court is handing out 'warped justice in favour of Europe.' Gaddafi and other leaders want the ICC democratised, all the while calling for the charges against al Bashir to be dropped.
Meanwhile, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose disputed re-election as President earlier this month led to widespread bloodshed, will be joining the high level meeting in Libya this week. Ahmadinejad is joining fellow dictators and human rights abusers in Libya to investigate Agricultural investment in Africa.
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and so Grace could own 3 farms, and all the farm workers on these "stolen back" farms have lost their jobs...
mabhiza well you can call the West names all you want and blacks like you are proud and arrogant but I promise you with that mindset you will fall and fall very hard one day. It is one thing to be proud but to be arrogant and very racist well that is another and there is nothing to proud of when you act like you do!!
Mugabe on food security?????? HA. what a joke. All he will say is look at my birthday cake it is so big, I can secure my food no problem, and as for the povo they can go and hang or go to hell, I am very secure, too sure, for sure ahh no,maiwe, akuna,ewe. Remembering back, Bob mortgaged off quite a few stolen farms to libyans for the oil which he didn't pay for so the libyans can eat food from Zimbabwe whilst poor zimbabweans starve whilst he feeds his fat face. Bloody terrorist of the worst criminal type.
Asking Mugabe to talk about food security is like asking a known active thief to lecture against home break-ins. How can Mugabe talk about "food security in Africa" when even the food sent to his country in aid for hungry children is stolen by him. What a laugh indeed? Morons being represented by a moron.
Robert Mugabe is going to address food security to the AU?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Will ZANU-PF's Minister of Barbeques be attending with Bloodstained Bob? Perhaps he can share dry-rub recipes with fellow AU Ministers of Barbeques at the "Summit".
What kind of sick joke is this? Oh yes! All of Africa should follow Zimbabwe's bold leadership towards food security!
I'm sorry, Pol Pot wasn't available to give the keynote speech? The Somalis can't get to the conference because their Yemeni Air flight went down? Please, who is a worse example for Africa to follow than Zimbabwe when… [Read Full Text]
"The President will join other Heads of State and Government at the summit, whose theme, "Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security", .... Zimbabwe's experiences and lessons in this regard are expected to enrich deliberations at the summit...." Extract from the Herald article on the same subject. Surely one of the most ludicrous comments of recent times.
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...Nothing but racist western propaganda from this pirate radio station that is violating our sovereignty..They expose themselves of who they really are with pathetic articles like these..Embittered british settler thieves who we removed to pave way for the rightful owners of that land-the indigenous proud blacks..