EU petitioned to suspend aid to Malawi over bankrolling Mugabe
Malawi has been highlighted in a petition to the EU calling for punitive action against SADC countries over Zimbabwe affairs.
The Zimbabwe Vigil presented the petition to the EU’s Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Karel De Gucht in Brussels this week.
The petition reads: “A Petition to European Union Governments: We record our dismay at the failure of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to help the desperate people of Zimbabwe at their time of trial.
“We urge the UK government and the European Union in general to suspend government to government aid to all 14 SADC countries until they abide by their joint commitment to uphold human rights in the region. We suggest that the money should instead be used to feed the starving in Zimbabwe”.
The petition was handed over by Geoffrey Van Orden, MEP for the East of England, who received it at a ceremony last month to mark the Vigil’s seventh anniversary.
“Our argument is that SADC countries have been derelict in their duty to Zimbabwe. Why should countries which support Mugabe’s tyranny receive money from EU taxpayers?
“Why, for instance, should Malawi get £70 million in balance of payments support this year from the UK alone when its people face starvation because of a reckless loan to Mugabe, which predictably has not been repaid? “ reads the petition.
SADC has ordered urgent talks in Zimbabwe to resolve differences over the Global Political Agreement. But Mugabe has shown what he thinks of this by flying off to Rome with a retinue of 60 locusts to tell the UN World Food Summit how badly Zimbabwe has been treated.
The loan Malawi government gave Zimbabwe has also be blamed to have bee n one major cause of fore shortage in Malawi, the country which is currently experiencing fuel shortage, power blackout on daily basis and water scarcity.
Plz just impose personal sanctions on the leaders who are financing merciless and shameless Mugabe, do not punish the whole population of Malawi or SADC, we will all suffer for the sins of certain individuals who do not care about their people.
This is the same lying little hypocrite, Geoffrey van Orden, who wanted the world to believe there are no economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. I have completely debunked that claim, leaving him exposed as nothing but a liar and regime change artist. Read more here:
http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/?p=22029&cpage=1
No more games, the ones who deserve a whip will get it, lets play new CHESS, the missing parts of Africa is that it is still divided, most of the leaders enjoy sleeping, enjoy there wealth, they have their struggles, but they should see there own face, face of rule. We are free people not bonded by money.
We will die humans, some thinks the Gods will drop from the sky, but heaven shows that even climate change, they cannot control or find real solutions. They are busy trying to clean Africa instead of there own toilets.
Life goes on
Geoffrey van Orden is a member of the British Intelligence community. He retired with the rank of Brigadier from British Army Intelligence Corps.
He founded the Zimbabwe Vigil in 2002, on the ’suggestion’ of Roy Bennett (Selous Scout) in 2002, according to his own website, The Zimbabwe Vigil. I have no proof yet that he actually served in Rhodesia, although he did serve all over the world from 1964 to 1985.
He is still serving at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, an institute that claims it “was hugely influential in setting the intellectual structures for managing the Cold War.”
They are abusing civil society organisations to overthrow non-friendly governments, and now they are even sabotaging friendly governments who do not share their policies.
Welcome to the face of neocolonialism.
MrK or whatever your name is, we don’t care about whatever Orden has done in Zimbabwe and surely that is no justification of Mutharika’s stupidity in borrowing forex to Zimbabwe. Malawians desperately needs forex and Bingu is playing with that money, what a foolish president we have in Malawi? So, whatever punishments we get from EU, its gonna be because of useless Nachipanti we have for a president in this country. Get lost MrK with your knowledge of Orden as Nachipanti is digging Malawi’s grave.
Mugabwe spoilled his country by killing agriculture. Now he wants to blame others and African leaders are helping him. This is typical for African leaders. they can not oppouse their fellow leaders because they know tomorrow will be them. The goodness with Europe is that they punish the country who are not managing the economy, while we support each other that is the reason Africa will never change. It is a pity for Zimbabwean, but does Mugabwe care?? Malawi one of the poorest country on earth how can they borrow Zimbabwe money when themselves depends on borrowing?? Malawian are mor poor then Zimbabweans, despite what is going in Zimbabwe. Look at Malawian in the villages. Muntharika is not thinking. I dont think Banda could have done this. He was a dictator who cared about his people. Food was there, education good and healthy. Please food your own children before you can food others.
The two devils smiling at each other.Two poor old men who swallowed a fly and they went oops ooops.
Malawi is in dire poverty and this Nachipanti decides to bankroll the evil Mugabe.Koma Bingu mutu wake umagwira bwino bwino.Uyunso ndiye watopetsa kuposa Puluzu.