Robert Mugabe has been around for awhile. While his 28 years in power are only half as long as Fidel Castro, Mugabe is in Africa, where it is a lot harder to stay in power for long. It seems like military coups and revolutions are a common-place in war-torn Sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately for old Mugabe, his days as leader of Zimbabwe may be over, but don't count him out yet.
Two weeks after the election, the results have been released and Mugabe is shown to have slightly fewer votes than the opposition Movement to Democratic Change (MDC.) As every president has done when he was shown to be losing, Mugabe cried 'foul' and wants a recount. Even before the results were released, Mugabe was suspected of tampering with the votes, and an election official mystriously disappeared and was later found dead.
Mugabe has dispatched troops to various parts of the country and shows no signs of relinquishing control of the pathetic country of Zimbabwe. Regional countries have long ignored Mugabe's questionable tactics, but a summit was called by the Zambian president, only to be deflated by other countries insistence that there is no crisis in Zimbabwe.
Anyway, Mugabe has been calling for a recount, which opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai vehemently opposes. Many Zimbabweans are tired of the political mess and wish for the two sides to enter discussions to end the stalemate. Mugabe, the man responsible for the liberation of Zimbabwe will not give up his power willingly and may resort to another revolution to return to power. He might as well continue the African tradition.
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