Who would have ever thought!
Hear Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda;
'The Trump and Brexit votes are a "nationalist backlash
against Western liberalism" triggered by the consequences of Western
military adventurism - something Africans should not still be putting up with'.
Mr Museveni said that while the US invasion of Afghanistan
was justified following the 9/11 attacks, the invasion of Iraq and ousting of
former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were not - and they have caused
"human disasters" in the Middle East and Africa.
Libya, previously a source of investment and employment for
the rest of Africa, is now an exporter of arms and militancy, he said.
Why should Africa tolerate such disruption on her territory
caused, in part, by foreigners?"
Allowing Western countries to attack Libya without an
African response was a "betrayal" of Libya, the Ugandan leader said-
even though he also said he was "caught by surprise" by the
intervention.
To prevent such events in the future, he proposed an African
version of the "Monroe doctrine" - a pact whereby interference with
any part of Africa is viewed as a hostile act towards the continent as a whole.
The AU needs to put out a 'Monroe doctrine' of sorts to all
and sundry.
Africa has its owners - the Africans... Africans should not
tempt greedy or confused foreigners into the temptation of interfering with us
by being weak."
Culled from bbc.co.uk
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