Mugabe overestimates his political influence

The EU said President Robert Mugabe miscalculated and overestimated his continental influence when he boycotted the Fourth European Union Africa Summit hoping that other African countries would follow suit.

EU head of delegation to Zimbabwe Aldo Dell'Ariccia yesterday said the boycott was a diplomatic blunder by the 90 year old President who wants to be viewed as an elder African statesman in the same class as the late iconic former South African President Nelson Mandela.

At the end of day this comes as a major diplomatic setback for Zimbabwe.