Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:44:20 +0100
'Greedy' West wants to re-colonise Africa - Museveni
2014-03-19 11:19
Cape Town - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly urged African
governments to be strong enough to prevent Western countries from
intervening in their national and continental affairs.
According to the
<http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/653676-be-strong-museveni-tells-african-gov
-ts.html> New Vision, Museveni said this during celebrations held in South
Africa to mark 10 years of the Pan African Parliament.
Museveni said Western powers were taking advantage of Africa's "weakness"
and underdevelopment to "re-colonise" the continent.
Museveni, who recently approved a "draconian" anti-gay law that sparked
international criticism, said the West was returning to Africa with a "new
wave of colonialism", the report said.
African mission
Museveni said Africa did not use its freedom to make itself stronger and as
a result Western countries were coming back to start from where they
stopped.
The Ugandan statesman said it was unfortunate that Africa "simply relaxed
and enjoyed" being in power after attaining its independence, "forgetting
that the lion cannot live with the lamb".
He urged African governments to bar the "greedy people" from re-colonising
the continent by being weak.
Museveni spoke about the 2011 Libyan uprising that resulted in the death of
Muammar Gaddafi and lamented how the Western countries meddled in the
affairs of the north African country,"ignoring possible solutions proposed
by the African Union".
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (File, AFP)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (File, AFP)
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