Zimbabwe: Outrage Over EU Nobel Peace Prize

20 October 2012

The awarding of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union has sparked outrage with local political and social commentators describing the process as a travesty of justice. The EU got the prize for reportedly promoting peace, democracy and human rights over the past six decades. The prize, worth US$1,2 million, was awarded last Friday and will be presented to the bloc's representative in Oslo, Norway on December 10.

However, some EU-member countries are accused of causing the First and Second World Wars, some illegal regime changes in African countries such as Libya and other parts of the world under the auspices of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

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