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Africa Subsaharan
Mugabe Worried at Divisions Threatening His Ruling Party
2014-08-01
[An Nahar] Zim-bob-we President Bob Muggsy Mugabe
Octogenarian (maybe nonagenarian by now) President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case...
on Thursday complained that factionalism that forced him into a compromise government with his rivals five years ago was now threatening to tear his party apart.

Addressing party and government officials at an event to celebrate his ZANU-PF party's election victory last year, Mugabe described the power-sharing government with long-time rival Morgan Tsvangirai as "humiliating".

"We had been shackled together with the likes of Tsvangirai and (opposition faction leader) Welshman Ncube," Mugabe said.

"That came about because we were divided. We allowed ourselves to be divided. It should never happen again."

Mugabe beat Tsvangirai in general elections on July 31 last year, ending the five-year power-sharing government which was characterized by bickering.

Mugabe's party has been divided into factions jostling to succeed the veteran ruler, who at 90 years is the Africa's oldest leader.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Just hurry up and die Mugabe.
Posted by: OldSpook   2014-08-01 20:03  

#1  Longing for the day of the great tribal King Shaka kaSenzangakhona. Power sharing and representative gov't are for the white man.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-08-01 06:07  

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