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“SHAME, shame, shame to the United States of America. Shame, shame, shame to Britain and its allies,” once said President Mugabe.
Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki’s revelations that they refused to be used by Britain to topple President Mugabe is a sign of a true African and “a shame to Britain and its allies”. The continent needs people like him (Thabo Mbeki) who will not be fooled by Western governments into fighting their own brother.

Western countries have long been causing chaos in Africa as they masquerade as champions of democracy. The only way such madness can be stopped is when Africa unites and defends the rich continent from neo-colonisation.

Mr Mbeki recently exposed that Britain wanted to topple President Mugabe, a plot which eventually failed because he had refused to be part of the madness. He said: “Tony Blair . . . was saying to the chief of the British armed forces: You must work out a military plan so that we can physically remove Robert Mugabe.”

The continent must be proud of having a brave man like Mbeki, the man who can stand his ground and refuse to put his neighbour’s house on fire. But do we have more leaders in the mould of Mbeki or we have more of puppets – the West’s blue eyed boys and girls? In fact, it is not difficult for Africans to unite and develop the continent.

What is surprising is that there are some Africans who have turned their backs against their fellow citizens.
The same people are used by America and Britain to destroy their countries all in the name of money and power, power which they would not even enjoy as they will be eternal puppets who will always be told what to do and how to act by their Western masters.

When will Africans come together and share common goals? African countries need more Mbekis in order to stay peaceful and develop.
Each country has its own problems but it’s not the business of Western countries to come and be the jury. Africans will solve their problems amicably without the help of the so-called super powers who want to behave like the world’s Big Brother.

Force has been used by America and the Western countries to topple African leaders and some of them include Maummar Gaddafi and Hosni Mubarak. It is clear the motive behind getting rid of astute leaders like President Mugabe is because Americans wants rich resources in the continent.

The sad thing is that there are few Africans who can stand their ground and defend the sovereignty of their countries and the continent too just like what Mr Mbeki did.

The truth is that Africa does not need the West to solve its problems, instead the West is fuelling conflict in the continent and is a thorn in the flesh for Africans.

One wonders why Britain wants to decide on people’s behalf on who should lead the country. What is shocking is that Western governments think and believe that African governments do not care about their people’s welfare.

They also believe that African governments do not know what human rights are.  Which we all know is a fallacy. Africa is for Africans!
Zimbabwe might be facing some economic challenges and of late there were political challenges but above all the country does not need outsiders to come and detect pace.

The country plunged into economic, social and political crisis in 2008 but she never went to America and Britain begging for their help.
Instead, political parties realised that they were all pursuing the same goal of making Zimbabwe a better place. As a result, the inclusive government was formed as facilitated by one of the Africa’s celebrated charismatic leaders, Mbeki.

This is a clear demonstration that Africans can solve their problems without the help of  Western countries. Kenya which also plunged into crisis in 2007 formed the inclusive government and recently held successful elections.

In all these successful events Britain and its allies were not involved.
The continent has been turned into an America and Western military training ground where they do as they please.
Most opposition parties have been formed in the name of championing human rights. The same countries used the military to topple and kill Mr Gaddafi and Mr Mubarak to mention a few used opposition parties to effect regime change.

The same Western countries who wanted to use military force to effect regime change in the country are at the same time preaching democracy, rule of law. Is this their version of democracy, when war is used to invade other countries?
Africa should not allow such hypocrites to poke their noses in its affairs.

The Libyan situation should serve as an eye-opener.  Studies have revealed that Libya, by all appreciable standards, had the highest standard of living in Africa, under Gaddafi.

When Gaddafi took over, Libyans had an average annual income of about $60. Health care was free. Under Gaddafi’s oil-revenue-sharing program, each Libyan had $500 deposited into his or her bank account each month. After marriage, each couple was given as much as $60,000 to spend. Libya gave free land and seeds to anyone who wanted to take up farming as an occupation.

There was virtually no homelessness as everyone was given a home. Undernourishment in Libya under Gaddafi was as low as 2 percent – a figure lower than that of the world centre of “democracy,” the USA. The Gaddafi regime invested billions to bring freshwater from southern Libya’s desert to coastal areas like Tripoli and Benghazi.

This man-made river is a worldwide acclaimed achievement that stands as a testimony to Gaddafi’s huge contribution to the economic development of Libya.

Folks, note that this project which cost Libya about $35 billion was exclusively financed by Libya’s Central Bank without borrowing a cent from abroad.

The situation in Libya now is not as rosy as explained above. America and Britain and her allies have managed once again to bring a strong and thriving economy to its knees.

Ignorant rebels used to chant and wave flags celebrating the falling of Gaddafi but they soon came to grips with reality, as they – for the first time – realised that the word poverty exists in the world.

With that, for Africa to be a better place we need brave leaders and also citizens like Mbeki.