Africa: What Thabo Mbeki Did Not Say

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THIS week we had a rare treat from a renowned fiery orator, the refined but humiliated South African former leader Thabo Mbeki when he gave a public lecture at the University of Dar es Salaam urging the African leaders to strive for continental unity in order to address challenges troubling our continent.

It was not surprising for Professor Issa Shivji's intervention when he referred to Mbeki as one of the true African leaders who did not mince his words when talking against NATO's intervention in Libya.

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