Mugabe named Ivory Coast mediator

[DigitalSoldier]

http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2011-01-30-mugabe-named-ivory-coast-mediator

Africa Union leaders holding a summit in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa have roped in one of their controversial counterparts, President Robert Mugabe to mediate in the Ivory Coast crisis.

News from Ethiopia of President Mugabe’s drafting in has angered human rights activists and his political foes in Zimbabwe.

Reports say President Mugabe (87) joins in the expanded mediating team that includes South Africa leader, Jacob Zuma, Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria) and the President of Mauritania.

Odinga will also be part of the panel set up by the AU Peace and Security Council, which AU Commission chief Jean Ping said the mediation already undertaken by the Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga was part of the building stones towards achieving a realisable goal of peace in Ivory Coast.

The AU on Friday announced the setting up of a five-member heads of state panel to make binding recommendations on the Ivory Coast rivals within a month.

Ping said on Saturday the panel would help Alassane Ouattara “exercise power” through a negotiated deal, reports say.

Crazy

 

[DreamKing]

 

[The_Assimilator]

That's like asking a murderer to judge innocent people.

 

[Alan]

Mugabe was therefore showered with international praise, honours and awards in the early years, receiving a total of fourteen honorary degrees (to complement the seven degrees he earned himself), and five international awards including an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth.

More importantly, Mugabe was shrewd enough to leverage this goodwill in two main ways. Firstly he raised the profile of a small relatively inconsequential African country, by occupying numerous pivotal seats on the centre stage of world politics. For instance, Zimbabwe held one of the non-permanent seats of the United Nations Security Council in 1982; and Mugabe was appointed Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement (1986), the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (1991), the G15 Group of Countries (1995), and the Organisation for African Unity (1997).

Seems the guy for the job.....

 

[luxe]

Why does it seem like the reporter didn't know who the President of Mauritania is?

 

[Mila]

Whaahahahahah..
Seriously?

 

[DigitalSoldier]

The comments on that site are even worse.

For example this comment:

On the issue of Mugabe (President) inclusion in the mediation team, I am sure it is long over due. The man has what it takes in terms of wisdom, experience, education to know and understand the real matters in the world. Some of us only really on newspapers and only one set of them to make matters worse. Brothers and sisters open up your minds, and start questioning what you read and hear from some of the media.
Nigel Pandehuni on January 31, 2011, 6:47 am

 

[ShaunSA]

Go AU! Make us proud!

 

[SinghDude]

Die mad Bob just DIE !!!

 

[Ockie]

Oh sweet powers from above....please save Africa from its idiotic leaders! The one is as dumb as the next. urg.

 

[Vrotappel]

LOL!

 

[Kosmik]

:wtf:

 

[Nerfherder]

Reports say President Mugabe (87) joins in the expanded mediating team that includes South Africa leader, Jacob Zuma, Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria) and the President of Mauritania.

Epic name.

 

[Creag]

Pot and Kettle are going to stew in Cauldron :wtf:

 

[Ninja'd]

Mugabe is a mediator, Superman is British and Techne posts outside of PD.

LSD is my new favorite drug

 

[(@) (@) twister]

Whahaha Uncle Bob is going along to show them the finer details of vote rigging

 

[marine1]

Africa ...doomed what a bunch of idiots

 

[grok]

Mugabe a mediator? After all he did to his own country? Run for the hills!!!

 

[Mila]

Mugabe a mediator? After all he did to his own country? Run for the hills!!!

Yes run for south africa like the zimbo's South africa has taxpayers to sponge off.

 

[marine1]

Surely this has to be a joke