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Africa North
Zimbabwean troops mass near border
2012-12-05
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] Zim-bob-we is reportedly amassing troops along the border with Mozambique in anticipation of a civil war in the neighbouring country.
Just what Mozambique needs, more civil war...
Fears of a war are mounting in Mozambique after opposition Renamo leader Alfonso Dlakama returned to a former military base threatening war unless the Frelimo government agreed to negotiations.

The Zim-bob-wean government has not confirmed weekend reports by a private newspaper that troops were already being deployed in the eastern border.

But the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday said it feared the deployments will be used as an excuse to campaign for President Bob Muggsy Mugabe
Octogenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case...
ahead of elections next year's general elections.

The MDC accuses army generals of being an extension of the veteran ruler's Zanu PF party.

"The government must first educate the soldiers they are deploying in Manicaland on the actual mandate, so that they do not stray and harass people as we approach the elections set for next year," MDC said in a statement.
That would defeat the purpose of the mobilization...
"Army personnel are at our borders with Mozambique in case the Renamo bandidos cause any instability'', the MDC said.
Posted by:Fred

#1  I had a chance to buy into a beach condo community in Moz a few years back. It was very tempting, but I declined. What was I thinking anyway ?
Posted by: Besoeker on the road again   2012-12-05 11:28  

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