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The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and other material published in the 27 November editions of the African press. As indicated, some material from 26 November is also included. Unless otherwise stated, the newspapers are published in English.
Pakistan/Zimbabwe
Kenya's Nation [top selling daily - independent]: "The Zimbabwe conflict is parallel to Pakistan's and the way Britain has been responding to Pakistan's Gen Musharraf is different from the way they talk to or about Zimbabwe. What has Musharraf lost by being expelled from the Commonwealth? It never affects its relations with London or his biggest backers in Washington." (Commentary by Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem - "The British Empire is dead; let's give it a decent burial")
2. "Although British hypocrisy does not mean that Mugabe is right to be beating up his opponents and emasculating the media, it gives his apologists ammunition to clobber opponents as agents of British colonialism and makes it even more difficult for African leaders to be openly too critical of Comrade Bob and the excesses of his regime. One of the things the Commonwealth needs to do is to stop deluding itself that it is one happy family. The Empire is dead and it needs a decent burial." (From above commentary)
Darfur/China
Burkina Faso's Le Pays [French-language, independent left-wing, privately owned daily]: "Did China really think it could dispatch its forces to Darfur just like that and not meet any resistance? If that is the case, then clearly it made a big mistake. Its massive involvement with the Sudanese regime could only have elicited the suspicions of the Darfur rebels fighting Khartoum. Even wrapped in the politically correct mantle of blue berets and logistical personnel, no Chinese peacekeepers could take away from Beijing's enduring and almost blind support for Umar al-Bashir at every stage of Darfur crisis. Drawn by Sudan's oil resources, China has consistently opposed all [UN] resolutions seeking to put pressure on Khartoum. In the light of such bias, how could China hope to present itself as an impartial peace force in Darfur?" (Commentary by Mahorou Kanazoe - "Shady contacts catch up to China")
DRCongo
DRCongo's Le Potentiel [French-language, govt-controlled daily]: "This is comical. Superstitious even. Announcing a...