Battle for Abidjan
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The African Observer: Letter to Abidjan
The African Observer: Letter to Abidjan: "Dear brother Gbagbo Hey Mr its been a while since i last sow you making headlines. Its all about you these days whats been happening please..."
Letter to Abidjan
Hey Mr its been a while since i last sow you making headlines. Its all about you these days whats been happening please fill me in. I only know what the papers are saying but you know the media they exaggerate a normal crisis to make it seem like a global concern. I hear you lost the last round of presidential elections and refused to cede power to whats his name Quattara or something. They are saying you claim the north stuffed the ballot and that's why you lost. You know the best way to prove your case is to make public the evidence supporting your accusations. Whose this Quattara guy anyway isn't he one of those wanna be leaders from the north I mean one of those people with migrant parents. Don't you have a law against those people running for public office. Oh I remember you revoked it in 2004 but they should just get the point that the Ivory Coast is for Ivorians. You know if I was you brother I would settle this sticky dispute by giving them the occupied north and take the south. That way they would shut up for a while and after a while start a boarder dispute and invade them again.If you ask me they all deserve to be deported back to the country's their parents came from. Its not like you got zero votes during the election just tell them that your sticking around for those that voted for you. I'm just playing with you man just let it go, give them the presidency you still have the spoils of your term in office. I know some of them have parents that migrated from outside the country so what as long as you are a citizen you can run for public office we are all Africans. Whats the worst they can do put rebels in public office, Sarkozy would like that wouldn't he? I heard how you told off that goat faced Odinga, who does he think he is, your not a push over like Kibaki. If the African Union and ECOWAS want to force you out of office tell them to stick it were the sun shines.Sarkozy that shape shifting french bastard shifting goal post on you like that who does he think he is. We will nationalise those french companies milking our economy then we will see if he continues to bark at us along with Obama and his dogs. Are they not following events in the Congo were Joseph has nationalised french owned copper mines. Now Ben is saying he wants to increase the UN "peace" keeping force by 2000, what nerve. If they become too many you will have to fight or run. I think running is better than fighting, I mean all the people that will get killed, injured or displaced. The Chinese are saying that your an example of the flaws in democracy. Who do they think they are, busy destroying our manufacturing industries with their cheap knock-offs. You know what you should do, cutoff water and electricity to that rat Quattaras hiding place and block the sewage I swear that would flush him out. Brother I think you should just negotiate a settlement but tell them not to bring Odinga to the table. That fart should go and rot in the pits of Kibera. I hope you get time to reply my letter and oh say hie to the kids for me.
Loving brother
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| UN "peace" keeper |
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| Burning bus in Abidjan |
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Letter to Welshman Ncube
Dear Welsh
I hope this letter finds you in good spirits. I have been watching the media of late and have noted with much concern how its going after you and your new party MDC N or PF. What is realy going on? Are u as broke as they are saying? If you ask me I would say they dont know how hard it is to run a failing party. I loughed at them when they peddled that crazy story about you hiring thugs to seize a party car from Jobert. Its never easy to be captain of a sinking ship. I want to believe that your experiances as a constitutional lawer will turn around the fortunes of your party. Its widely known that lawyers make the best politicians or is it teachers? I keep mixing the two but you can do it I have faith in you. Who was financing you anyway? can't you just ask for more money. I will help you by writing a heartfelt letter. On a differnt note I sent you a friend request on facebook and its been four months and nothing still. I want to share my profile with you and maybe one day I will be just like you. Iwe I didnt know that Tsitsi Ndangarebwa is still alive and is marked to be a top ranking mamber of your party, or its a different Tsitsi? I want to be a member of your party but you guys are not holding compaigns and I dont know were to find you. Stop playing hard to get I love you guys. I heard ago speaking at a conferance in Vic Falls telling delegates that he was going to be head of state with or without your party. Do you think he can do it, if you ask me I think his gone bonkers. Did you finally get those 10 guys removed from COPAC? Dont be intimidated by threats on legal implications you are a lawyer first and a politition second we can take them on in court. Anyway I have said enough sha I hope to hear from you soon.
Loving friend
African Observer
PS .... Answer my friend request on fb and say hie to Ago for me.
I hope this letter finds you in good spirits. I have been watching the media of late and have noted with much concern how its going after you and your new party MDC N or PF. What is realy going on? Are u as broke as they are saying? If you ask me I would say they dont know how hard it is to run a failing party. I loughed at them when they peddled that crazy story about you hiring thugs to seize a party car from Jobert. Its never easy to be captain of a sinking ship. I want to believe that your experiances as a constitutional lawer will turn around the fortunes of your party. Its widely known that lawyers make the best politicians or is it teachers? I keep mixing the two but you can do it I have faith in you. Who was financing you anyway? can't you just ask for more money. I will help you by writing a heartfelt letter. On a differnt note I sent you a friend request on facebook and its been four months and nothing still. I want to share my profile with you and maybe one day I will be just like you. Iwe I didnt know that Tsitsi Ndangarebwa is still alive and is marked to be a top ranking mamber of your party, or its a different Tsitsi? I want to be a member of your party but you guys are not holding compaigns and I dont know were to find you. Stop playing hard to get I love you guys. I heard ago speaking at a conferance in Vic Falls telling delegates that he was going to be head of state with or without your party. Do you think he can do it, if you ask me I think his gone bonkers. Did you finally get those 10 guys removed from COPAC? Dont be intimidated by threats on legal implications you are a lawyer first and a politition second we can take them on in court. Anyway I have said enough sha I hope to hear from you soon.
Loving friend
African Observer
PS .... Answer my friend request on fb and say hie to Ago for me.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Zimbabwe: From indepedence to democracy
Today we stand at the edge of a new beginning, a golden age for our nation and its people. We have come a long way to be were we are today. The road has been hard and we have lost friends and family along the way. As we are making our progression into the future we need to evaluate our selves as a people and a nation. Our current state of mind, the nature and state of our society and our perceptions of one another are the major highlights of what makes our identity as Zimbabweans. If all these are analysed and the results studied there is one question to be asked, “Is the nature of our society the best model for nation building?”
The Shona and Ndebele conflicts began when the Ndebele under Mzilikazi first invaded the Shona in 1840 and reigned over much of Southern Zimbabwe with an iron hand. Under Ndebele rule the Shona where subjected to slavery and dehumanising treatment having their woman and children taken during the frequent raids.
White rule was later established in 1890 and Zimbabwe then Rhodesia entered the colonial era. The white mans rule was cruel to the black Rhodesians but however was not as extreme as that of the Ndebele on the Shona. There was an apartheid system in place which made for the segregation of blacks, coloureds and whites.
In 1893 the Shona people under the leadership of spirit mediums waged their first war against colonial rule. The battle was hard fought and lasted for three years with the Shona finally succumbing to the military force of the white man. However the first Chimurenga as it is popularly known gave birth to future struggles for liberation.
At first the white man was a treasure seeker looking to plunder the wealth of African kingdoms but after some time he began to feel comfortable and decided to settle permanently. The land Apportionment act of 1930 gave much of the productive land to the white settlers with the majority of the blacks being settled in marginalised areas with sandy soils and erratic rainfall. The blacks were treated not as slaves but as inferior beings not worthy to participate as equals with the white man in his society.
The tipping point to the cruel apartheid system came in the early 1970’s when the combined fronts of the Shona and Ndebele gorilla groups ZANLA and ZIPRA waged a war of liberation. 1980 saw the emergence of an independent African state led by the black majority. Elections where held and the Shona led by Robert Mugabe won by a massive landslide owing to the larger Shona population.
In 1983 conflict erupted in Matabeleland between the government and dissidents belonging to the ZAPU military wing ZIPRA. The conflict left thousands dead and a nation divided along tribal lines. The unity peace accord was signed in 1987 between ZANU PF and ZAPU bringing the two parties together but not the Shona and Ndebele people that made the composition of the two parties.
Land redistribution was promised to the disadvantaged black people after the attainment of independence in 1980 but was postponed to allow for the smooth transition of power from white to black rule. In 1998 however the approach to land reform changed and by 2003 land was being violently grabbed by former liberation war heroes acting independent from the main ZANU PF political party that they indirectly fell under. Over time the land reform process was formalized and white owned land was seized and distributed to landless black Zimbabweans. The process was marred with controversy with the government being accused of distributing the land to ZANU PF supporters only.
In 2005 operation Murambatsvina was launched. Thousands of houses deemed illegal settlements where destroyed leaving thousands of Zimbabweans homeless.
2008 was marked by a sharp turn in the nature of the politics of Zimbabwe. A massive clampdown on opposition political parties contesting Mugabe’s rule was launched perpetrated by war veterans and other ZANU PF supporters. Organised disorder was the order of the day with the country’s security forces turning a blind eye to the violence with some police officers in some instances being victimised themselves. The violence erupted after the much contested March elections in which the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the greater part of the parliamentary seats. The results of the presidential elections where contested bitterly with the MDC claiming victory and ZANU PF calling for a recount. After the June runoff in which MDC supporters boycotted the elections, Mugabe was elected president and sworn in as the head of state and government. By August 2008 the situation was still tense and the two major political parties had to reach a compromise and form a Unity government in which Mugabe is president and Tsvangirai leader of the MDC is prime minister.
Today Zimbabwe is run by a unity government though however there is a lot of backbiting and antagonising forces acting on program implementation. Looking at our nation and the divisions among its people we can see that;
1. We have tribal divisions between the Shona and Ndebele and also within the Shona speaking tribes.
2. The causes and results of the first, second and so called third Chimurenga have fathered great racial hatred between the white and black communities.
3. The post independence period from the Gukurahundi to the 2008 political unrest has set deep groves in the already existent political and tribal divisions.
With these divisions can we say as a nation we are ready to embrace the future and walk into a golden age as brothers and sisters with the capacity of building a powerful nation? Will these divisions allow us to prosper as individual groups or will they provide ground for the further degeneration of our nation. We have gone through enough suffering; we truly deserve the promise of a prosperous future for us and our children. With the way things are today it is evident that we are simply peddling the legacy of tribal and racial hatred that makes up our identity as Zimbabweans. Is this how we want to write down the history of our nation as the third generation Zimbabweans? Or are we going to take up the active duty of transforming the attitudes of our people and bring them together to form one united nation with a brand new identity that speaks of unity and love? There is need for us to come together as a nation, walking hand to hand as brother and sister we will break tribal, racial and political divisions for through that alone will we be worthy custodians of a new and better Zimbabwe. Fore going the past conflicts lets become the generation that brings change to Zimbabwe. Paying no reference to the past political, tribal and racial conflicts lets become the third generation Zimbabweans that are fighting for the one thing we all care about and that’s our Zimbabwe. There is need to rebuild our nation laying the foundation of a future prosperous Zimbabwe with one hand and bring together the brightest and most capable minds to work our economy and industries.
The participants of the past conflicts are facing the end of their generation and we are to be the fathers and mothers of our nation and as such if we are to be better parents we need to prepare for the birth of a new people. If we fail to change our perceptions and attitudes towards one another today how can we work together tomorrow? The moment calls for us to come together as third generation Zimbabweans and stand our ground stating our intentions of becoming brothers and sisters in a united Zimbabwe.
The Shona and Ndebele conflicts began when the Ndebele under Mzilikazi first invaded the Shona in 1840 and reigned over much of Southern Zimbabwe with an iron hand. Under Ndebele rule the Shona where subjected to slavery and dehumanising treatment having their woman and children taken during the frequent raids.
White rule was later established in 1890 and Zimbabwe then Rhodesia entered the colonial era. The white mans rule was cruel to the black Rhodesians but however was not as extreme as that of the Ndebele on the Shona. There was an apartheid system in place which made for the segregation of blacks, coloureds and whites.
In 1893 the Shona people under the leadership of spirit mediums waged their first war against colonial rule. The battle was hard fought and lasted for three years with the Shona finally succumbing to the military force of the white man. However the first Chimurenga as it is popularly known gave birth to future struggles for liberation.
At first the white man was a treasure seeker looking to plunder the wealth of African kingdoms but after some time he began to feel comfortable and decided to settle permanently. The land Apportionment act of 1930 gave much of the productive land to the white settlers with the majority of the blacks being settled in marginalised areas with sandy soils and erratic rainfall. The blacks were treated not as slaves but as inferior beings not worthy to participate as equals with the white man in his society.
The tipping point to the cruel apartheid system came in the early 1970’s when the combined fronts of the Shona and Ndebele gorilla groups ZANLA and ZIPRA waged a war of liberation. 1980 saw the emergence of an independent African state led by the black majority. Elections where held and the Shona led by Robert Mugabe won by a massive landslide owing to the larger Shona population.
In 1983 conflict erupted in Matabeleland between the government and dissidents belonging to the ZAPU military wing ZIPRA. The conflict left thousands dead and a nation divided along tribal lines. The unity peace accord was signed in 1987 between ZANU PF and ZAPU bringing the two parties together but not the Shona and Ndebele people that made the composition of the two parties.
Land redistribution was promised to the disadvantaged black people after the attainment of independence in 1980 but was postponed to allow for the smooth transition of power from white to black rule. In 1998 however the approach to land reform changed and by 2003 land was being violently grabbed by former liberation war heroes acting independent from the main ZANU PF political party that they indirectly fell under. Over time the land reform process was formalized and white owned land was seized and distributed to landless black Zimbabweans. The process was marred with controversy with the government being accused of distributing the land to ZANU PF supporters only.
In 2005 operation Murambatsvina was launched. Thousands of houses deemed illegal settlements where destroyed leaving thousands of Zimbabweans homeless.
2008 was marked by a sharp turn in the nature of the politics of Zimbabwe. A massive clampdown on opposition political parties contesting Mugabe’s rule was launched perpetrated by war veterans and other ZANU PF supporters. Organised disorder was the order of the day with the country’s security forces turning a blind eye to the violence with some police officers in some instances being victimised themselves. The violence erupted after the much contested March elections in which the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the greater part of the parliamentary seats. The results of the presidential elections where contested bitterly with the MDC claiming victory and ZANU PF calling for a recount. After the June runoff in which MDC supporters boycotted the elections, Mugabe was elected president and sworn in as the head of state and government. By August 2008 the situation was still tense and the two major political parties had to reach a compromise and form a Unity government in which Mugabe is president and Tsvangirai leader of the MDC is prime minister.
Today Zimbabwe is run by a unity government though however there is a lot of backbiting and antagonising forces acting on program implementation. Looking at our nation and the divisions among its people we can see that;
1. We have tribal divisions between the Shona and Ndebele and also within the Shona speaking tribes.
2. The causes and results of the first, second and so called third Chimurenga have fathered great racial hatred between the white and black communities.
3. The post independence period from the Gukurahundi to the 2008 political unrest has set deep groves in the already existent political and tribal divisions.
With these divisions can we say as a nation we are ready to embrace the future and walk into a golden age as brothers and sisters with the capacity of building a powerful nation? Will these divisions allow us to prosper as individual groups or will they provide ground for the further degeneration of our nation. We have gone through enough suffering; we truly deserve the promise of a prosperous future for us and our children. With the way things are today it is evident that we are simply peddling the legacy of tribal and racial hatred that makes up our identity as Zimbabweans. Is this how we want to write down the history of our nation as the third generation Zimbabweans? Or are we going to take up the active duty of transforming the attitudes of our people and bring them together to form one united nation with a brand new identity that speaks of unity and love? There is need for us to come together as a nation, walking hand to hand as brother and sister we will break tribal, racial and political divisions for through that alone will we be worthy custodians of a new and better Zimbabwe. Fore going the past conflicts lets become the generation that brings change to Zimbabwe. Paying no reference to the past political, tribal and racial conflicts lets become the third generation Zimbabweans that are fighting for the one thing we all care about and that’s our Zimbabwe. There is need to rebuild our nation laying the foundation of a future prosperous Zimbabwe with one hand and bring together the brightest and most capable minds to work our economy and industries.
The participants of the past conflicts are facing the end of their generation and we are to be the fathers and mothers of our nation and as such if we are to be better parents we need to prepare for the birth of a new people. If we fail to change our perceptions and attitudes towards one another today how can we work together tomorrow? The moment calls for us to come together as third generation Zimbabweans and stand our ground stating our intentions of becoming brothers and sisters in a united Zimbabwe.
The African Observer: The Ivory Coast issue
The African Observer: The Ivory Coast issue: "ECOWAS was fullish in making empty threats besides what more can war do. The people of Ivory Coast are as real as those in the west and..."
The Ivory Coast issue
ECOWAS was fullish in making empty threats besides what more can war do. The people of Ivory Coast are as real as those in the west and have a cause to be respected. They didn't call for war and thus should not have war dictated upon them.What Africa needs is a charter that is agreed upon by all African leaders regarding the issues of election disputes. There should be a guidline set with a combinition of acceptable results. Unity governments only allow for disorder in governments and are a caude of decay rather than development. It would be much prefered if a standing African union institution is given task over running elections in Africa supported by a standing military force. The issue of unity governments has given rise to a new trend in ousted leaders refusing to surrender power. Democracy in Africa should not be hinged on elections alone but also on instruments set by the African Union in regards to uprisings, coupes, and imperialistic intrest triggerd unrests. Kenya, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Tunisia are good examples of African countrys in which a few way-ward groups have triggerd unrest leading to the liberties of the majorities being subdued. Elections can be controled and results decided befor the first vote is even cast. A man who has participated in six elections over the past three decades can easily get another term in office regardless of what the people want.
The path to take now involves restructuring the institutions that oversee the events in Africa and to have them formulate better ways of ensuring democracy and respect of the rule of law.
The path to take now involves restructuring the institutions that oversee the events in Africa and to have them formulate better ways of ensuring democracy and respect of the rule of law.
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