Analysts: African Union Weakened by Summit Inaction on Zimbabwe
July 4th, 2008 | EthioPolitics.com |By Peter Heinlein
Addis Ababa
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The African Union’s reputation suffered a setback during the past week when its leaders faltered in the face of Robert Mugabe’s blunt challenge to democratic norms in Zimbabwe. But while the organization may be weakened, VOA correspondent Peter Heinlein reports there is cause for hope in the expressions of dissent by a small, but increasingly vocal, group of African leaders determined to distance themselves from the continent’s authoritarian despots.