http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7360002.stm
'Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has urged other African leaders not to allow a ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe to enter their territorial waters.
Mr Mwanawasa said the tension in Zimbabwe, following last month's disputed elections, should not be allowed to escalate further'
This is an increasingly surprising and interesting story; African countries and African leaders rallying round to stop these small arms getting into the hands of Mugabes murderous militia boys. There are no comparable stories that I know of in African history. It seems that the consciousness has grown that like Hitler, Mugabe is happy to see his people die around him as if in some grotesque pageant- as long as the drama is all about him.
Suddenly Africa seems to be operating at a higher moral level. Long may it continue.
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