THE QUESTION

If Robert Mugabe refuses to give up power in Zimbabwe, should other nations intervene? How?

Posted by David Ignatius on April 10, 2008 11:00 AM

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William M. Gumede is Associate Editor at Africa Confidential. He is Research Fellow at the School of Public and Development Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He recently released the bestselling book Thabo Mbeki and the Battle for the Soul of the ANC.

Time to Intervene in Zimbabwe

South African President Thabo Mbeki's effective support for Robert Mugabe is absolutely disgraceful. Should Zimbabwe be razed to the ground before African leaders insist on change?

William M. Gumede South Africa | 38 COMMENTS
Apr 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Bashir Goth is a veteran journalist, freelance writer, the first Somali blogger and editor of a leading news website. He is also a regular contributor to major Middle Eastern and African newspapers and online journals.

Not Another Rwanda

The Bush Administration should use its political and economic influence to urge neighboring African leaders to stop apologizing for Mugabe and treating him as an equal. Mugabe should be isolated and the MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, should be accepted as the elected leader and the legitimate voice of the Zimbabean people.

Bashir Goth Somalia/UAE | 9 COMMENTS
Apr 10, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. He is the co-author of several books on trade conflict, resolution of international trade disputes, conflicts in letters of credit, trade-related banking transactions, sovereign debt, arbitration and dispute resolutions and publications specific to the oil and gas, communication, aviation and finance sectors. Dr. Ettefagh is a member of the executive committee and the board of directors of The Development Foundation, an advisor to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and an advisor to a number of European companies. Dr. Ettefagh speaks Persian (Farsi), English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Turkish.

Evict the Politically Bankrupt

Other countries ought to encourage South Africa to be a forceful conduit and coordinator of international pressure and serve a bankruptcy and eviction notice on President Mugabe.

Ali Ettefagh Tehran, Iran | 3 COMMENTS
Apr 9, 2008 at 11:21 PM

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» D. Hodara | The question comes very late. Intervention should have already occured at the previous elections. In fact, a once prosperous and agriculturally suffic...
» wardropper | See, the problem is, it's HIS country. Like Iraq was Saddam Hussein's country. And when the international community (whatever that might be) decides w...
» Yousuf Hashmi | Who will throw the first stone This is now the problem. The nations who used to preach ethics , human rights, democracy have lost their credibility....
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