African Update

After years of authoritarian rule, mismanagement, and tyranny—dating back to the 1980s—the end finally appears to be near for Robert Mugabe’s twenty-eight year reign in Zimbabwe.  His latest electoral shenanigans have finally caught the attention of the world and it now seems only a matter of time before he is no longer at the helm.

Even the venerable patriarch of African leadership Nelson Mandela spoke out about Mugabe’s ‘failure of leadership,’ not an easy thing for a fellow member of Africa’s liberation generation to do.  And world leaders seem to be falling all over themselves over the past few days to condemn Mugabe for his latest actions.

It seems impossible at this point that even Robert Mugabe could maintain his grip on power in Zimbabwe under such mounting pressure.  It is only a matter of time before the old man finally—mercifully—fades away.

And it couldn’t happen a moment too soon.