(HERALD, AFP) British, Americans hypocrites: Zuma
British, Americans hypocrites: ZumaAFP.
ANC president Jacob Zuma has accused the British and Ame-ricans of being hypocrites who exaggerate the problems in Zimbabwe. In a recent interview with Sunday Vision of Uganda, Zuma said there have been problems on the continent, but the West does not raise the alarm as it has done with regard to Zimbabwe.
He said millions of people died in Angola, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and northern Uganda, but the West kept silent.
The British and the Americans were hypocrites who practise double standards because former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo, Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki and other African leaders assumed power following discredited elections, but nobody said there must be regime change, said Zuma.
"In Kenya, thousands of people died, more than those who have died in Zimbabwe, but nobody said Kibaki must go," Zuma was quoted as saying.
Zuma said in view of these scenarios "you cannot prescribe for the Zimbabweans and tell them who must be their president".
The ANC leader also made it clear that Zimbabwe’s land problem has its roots in the unfulfilled promises made by Britain — the former coloniser — at Lancaster House.
"There are specific agreements that were reached which were not honoured (by Britain) thereafter," he said. — AFP.
Labels: COLOUR REVOLUTIONS, HYPOCRISY, JACOB ZUMA, LANCASTER HOUSE AGREEMENT, LAND REFORM, NEOCOLONIALISM
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