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Mali President visits Mugabe
16 Jun 2015 at 13:10hrs | Views
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is due in Harare today for a state visit weeks after his counterpart President Mugabe was in that country.
Mugabe was overseeing a peace signing between Mali government and secessionist rebels.
Overwhelmed by Mugabe's presence Keita declared Mugabe the pride of the continent.
Keita said: "I am delighted and I (have) just said to my elder how grateful I am to him. All the Malian people are grateful to him for his attendance of so important an event for our country in his capacity as Chairperson of AU; not only in his capacity as President of Zimbabwe - that great country - not only in his capacity as Chairperson of Sadc.
"Above all, President Mugabe is, for us, the true pride of Africa. So, it was very important for me. I was moved."
Mugabe was overseeing a peace signing between Mali government and secessionist rebels.
Keita said: "I am delighted and I (have) just said to my elder how grateful I am to him. All the Malian people are grateful to him for his attendance of so important an event for our country in his capacity as Chairperson of AU; not only in his capacity as President of Zimbabwe - that great country - not only in his capacity as Chairperson of Sadc.
"Above all, President Mugabe is, for us, the true pride of Africa. So, it was very important for me. I was moved."
Source - Byo24News
