Pitso Tsibolane, News24 User
The private jets graced the skies, and the luxurious motorcades took over the streets. One would think that there was a great celebration elsewhere in that beautiful country; No, it was yet another important African Union conference.
The brave and mighty men of this continent gathered around in Sharm El-Sheikh. On their agenda, the enormous challenge of Zimbabwe to deliberate on. A few days before the AU summit, Robert Mugabe, another brave soldier who was in attendance at the summit, had just "triumphed over his people" by undemocratically imposing himself as their leader.
To ensure a presidential entrance at the summit, he speedily installed himself as president, just in time. This did not sit well with the majority of Zimbabweans, the SADC region and the whole world. Everyone had hope that at "the summit", the brave men were going to finally deal with Mugabe, and put him at his right place, the dustbin of history!
How wrong we all were! The mighty men of African liberation, the brave soldiers who brought freedom to the once dark continent made a breakthrough. A resolution was proclaimed: "President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangarai ('that puppet of the West') are encouraged to initiate dialogue with a view to promoting peace and stability in Zimbwabwe".
They also said that they, "support the call for the creation of a government of national unity" in Zimbabwe! The challenge of Zimbabwe was tackled; they all smiled and hugged, posed for a few photos, dined and wined!
Serious?
The trouble with Africa is that Africa does not take itself seriously. The constant failures in African leadership are celebrated and disguised as progress and bravery. Africa invites trouble, allows it to breed and then looks West for a solution.
Africa is a breeding ground for tyranny and anarchy, none of the supposed brave men are courageous enough to break the ranks of brotherhood and stand for the right. In Africa, tyrants like Mswati, Gaddafi and Mugabe to name but a few are heroes who constantly deserve a pat in the back.
Africa unites behind its bullies, it protects its despots. Africa prefers rhetoric to preserve its rotten core; once you are at the top, you can never be wrong, only nature can remove you from your throne (that is if you do not have a cousin or a son to continue your evil legacy).
You can be sure that the brotherhood will protect you at all cost; they will save you the embarrassment of public scrutiny, while they supposedly deal with you behind the scenes!
When will the madness end? When will these mighty men of war realise that they are a disgrace to their own people? When will they realise that their collective efforts constantly drag the hopes and dreams of the children of Africa into oblivion? When will they realise that the trouble they should be solving flies a private jet, wears a black suit, walks with an entourage, and attends pointless summits!
The enemy is neither in the WEST nor is the solution in the EAST, the enemy is right at the doorstep; the solution lies in Africa's will to be a great place for its children.
Meanwhile, the mighty men of Africa will travel back to the comforts of their impoverished and defunct states, sit on their golden thrones, and wait for yet another summit to attend; perhaps it will be Swaziland next on the agenda to deliberate on.
After all, King Mswati also needs "to rise to the occasion and be counted"!
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