So, elections were finally held in Zimbabwe after the coup to oust Mugabe. I use the word "elections" loosely because, of course, it was a bloody disaster. Thug soldiers beating and killing everyone everywhere, people rioting, looting....you name it, it was happening.
As I have blogged before (see "Africa, a stupid continent", 17-11-2017; and "In the vernacular", 12-01-2018), the entire continent of 38 countries is effed. They apparently have no clue what democracy means?! It's just one blood-bath after another and Canada has stupidly sent in 300 "peace keeping" troups to Mali. What a dumb move that will prove to have be. There is no peace to keep! Get ready for coffins arriving in Trenton because already senior military brass has told Canadians to be prepared for casualties.
It's all so sad and pointless. Remember the 134 young men and women sacrificed in Afghanistan? And for what? The place has reverted to its warring, tribal ways. Nothing has changed and nothing will.
We have Nigerian acquaintances here whose main ambition is to marry their daughter off to a chief back there. Perfect, let's send our daughter back to one of the worst disasters in the world to marry someone she doesn't know and have babies. Their sons are being well-educated, but their daughter will be thrown over for some chief. And these are people who should know better. She's a school principal and he's a petroleum engineer and yet all they want is for their daughter to go back to Nigeria. Pretty outrageous and I told her so.
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