Mixed Reactions to Mugabe's AU Summit Speech
A long-time critic of the United Nations, President Robert Mugabe has received a standing ovation from delegates at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa after lambasting the United Nations.
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Zimbabwe:
The Song That Inspired a Speech
The Herald, 2 February 2016
ZIMBABWE'S influence over matters at the African Union runs deep. Yes, President Mugabe is no longer Chair of the bloc. But he continues to sit on its five-country Bureau as… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
African Union Summit - Mugabe Calls for Reforms At UN
Daily Observer, 1 February 2016
The 26th Ordinary Session of the African Union Heads of States and Government Summit opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Robert Mugabe, the outgoing Chairman of the AU, calling… Read more »
President Robert Mugabe.
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Africa:
Don't Heed Mugabe's Call, African Countries Told
News24Wire, 1 February 2016
Zimbabwean opposition parties have reportedly described as "absurd" President Robert Mugabe's anti-UN and West speech at the just-ended African Union summit in Addis Ababa,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Toe the Line or Face the Boot . . . President Warns Factionalists
The Herald, 1 February 2016
Individualists and factionalists have no place in the Zanu-PF Government, and people should respect the leadership appointed at the party's 2014 National People's Congress,… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
'President Did Not Turn His Back On Burundi'
The Herald, 1 February 2016
Ethiopia Claims that President Mugabe dragged his feet over the crisis in Burundi emanate from "sheer ignorance" of the procedural realities of international affairs in general and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
PDP Says Mugabe Is Not a Pan Africanist, Veteran Leader Seen Against Nepad Ideals
New Zimbabwe, 31 January 2016
THE People's Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Robert Mugabe for hypocrisy in parroting the ideals of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) when he is not… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Supreme Leader Can Be Life President, Permanent AU Chairperson
Zimbabwe Standard, 31 January 2016
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Zimbabwe:
I Will Rule Till God Says Come - Mugabe
Zimbabwe Standard, 31 January 2016
President Robert Mugabe yesterday launched a tirade against critics who say he has overstayed in power, vowing to hang on to power until he dies. Read more »
InFocus
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The AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, said that no stabilization force would be deployed without the consent of Burundi's government. A high-level delegation ... Read more »
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One of the top agenda items at the 26th African Union Summit is whether the heads of state will authorise the deployment of an armed force in Burundi to solve the ongoing crisis. Read more »