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Africa faces the danger of recolonisation - Mugabe
30 Jan 2012 at 18:46hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe says Africa faces the danger of recolonisation if what happened in Libya goes unchallenged.
Mugabe made the remarks while addressing Heads of States attending the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
President Mugabe expressed disappointment at the invitation of France President Nicolas Sarkozy to the 2012 AU Summit, saying the man's hands are dripping with the blood of Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
He said NATO hunted Gaddafi and killed him so that the West can exploit the Libyan oil at will.
Mugabe said the West has exhausted its resources and it is haunting for more gold, diamonds, oil and all other resources which are abundant in Africa.
"After Gaddafi, who is next," the President asked the Summit.
Mugabe added that the founders of African Union were principled and as such, the current crop of African leaders should follow their predecessors' footsteps and stop behaving like others who were quick to recognise Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) after the brutal killing of Gaddafi.
He said he was disappointed by the AU Peace and Security Council which also could not wait to recognise the NTC, a development which he said simply shows that Africa is in real danger of recolonisation.
Mugabe made the remarks while addressing Heads of States attending the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
President Mugabe expressed disappointment at the invitation of France President Nicolas Sarkozy to the 2012 AU Summit, saying the man's hands are dripping with the blood of Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
He said NATO hunted Gaddafi and killed him so that the West can exploit the Libyan oil at will.
Mugabe said the West has exhausted its resources and it is haunting for more gold, diamonds, oil and all other resources which are abundant in Africa.
"After Gaddafi, who is next," the President asked the Summit.
Mugabe added that the founders of African Union were principled and as such, the current crop of African leaders should follow their predecessors' footsteps and stop behaving like others who were quick to recognise Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) after the brutal killing of Gaddafi.
He said he was disappointed by the AU Peace and Security Council which also could not wait to recognise the NTC, a development which he said simply shows that Africa is in real danger of recolonisation.
Source - zbc
