by RAY FLEMING
KOFI Annan's decision to live in his native Ghana after ending his service as Secretary General of the United Nations has meant that he is on constant call to help with Africa's problems. His negotiating skills calmed the turbulent state of Kenya after its rigged election earlier this year. Now he is involved in the situation in Zimbabwe and, for the first time, we have heard an independent voice speaking about it. Mr Annan's analysis on CNN yesterday went beyond the Mugabe bad -Tsvangirai good stereotypes to which we have become accustomed. He said that if Morgan Tsvangirai defeats Robert Mugabe in their run-off election on June 27 it will be essential for him to draw on the long experience of Mugabe's Zanu-PF party if Zimbabwe is to survive. Annan agreed that Mugabe should be condemned for his tyrannical rule but insisted that there should not be a backlash against him.
ANNAN ON ZIMBABWE
01/06/2013 00:00
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