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Most African leaders have been able to avoid sanctions, isolation Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, addresses supporters, at the Harare airport on Friday, on his return to Harare from Egypt, where he attended the African Union summit. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe has plenty of competitors for the title of "least democratic in Africa." But while he has been singled out for condemnation by the West, leaders of other autocratic states in Africa have largely been able to avoid sanctions and isolation. Many have friends in Western capitals. Or play a strategic role in the war against terrorist groups. Or sit on oil. With corrupt and authoritarian governments close to the norm on the continent, it is not surprising that African leaders ignored Western... [read full story]
