Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has been president of that country for 25 years. He knows a thing or two about sticking to power because he plans to run for re-election. Little wonder that he is the first significant African leader to openly question why Laurent Gbagbo should not be left in power even though he lost the Ivorian presidential election. Gbagbo seems to know that African leaders hardly have clean hands in this matter and will ultimately come around to let him stay in power. Museveni's laudable Pan-Africanist vision is marred by his messianic postures. I have repeatedly said on this blog that Africans do not need a messiah; they need ordinary people who serve their people and leave the stage for others to continue the work.
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