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How do the leaders of other southern African nations, who met about the crisis at the weekend, regard Robert Mugabe?

There is a commitment to the concept of African solidarity -- where leaders don't publicly criticize each other, especially elder statesmen such as the 84-year-old Mugabe. However, what is clear from the special summit on Zimbabwe -- held in Lusaka, Zambia, over the weekend -- is that there's a divide between those leaders who hail from liberation movements (South African, Angolan and Mozambican presidents), and newer leaders who don't have personal experience of liberation wars (Zambian, Tanzanian and Botswana leaders).

Collectively, they didn't publicly attack Mugabe, but there was a clear sense that the Zambian, Tanzanian and Botswana leaders wanted much stronger and more confrontational language included in the final summit resolution. Read full article »

All About Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai