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Africa Subsaharan
Robert Mugabe 'would have turned down' WHO envoy post
2017-10-25
[Al Jazeera] Bob Muggsy Mugabe
Nonagenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case...
was never officially asked to become a goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization (WHO), his front man has claimed, adding Zim-bob-we's president would have turned down the role anyway.

The UN's health agency on Sunday said it was reversing a decision to appoint Zim-bob-we's 93-year-old leader to the largely ceremonial post to help in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa.

The move came after widespread criticism by WHO member states and human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
groups who noted that the health system in Zim-bob-we has suffered from severe challenges under Mugabe's decades-long leadership.
Posted by:Fred

#2  I'm with Bob. I wouldn't join any organization that would have me as a member.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-10-25 20:42  

#1  Comes as no surprise. Robert has always been a very humble and private man.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-10-25 14:22  

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