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So what are the AU and other regional blocs doing not in terms of punitive measures on Angola but also as preemptive paradigms to forestall treacherous moves like the one just showcased by the lame duck government in Luanda.
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From: f ossia <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:00 pm
Subject: Angola allows arms ship to dock - What a shame!
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> Angola allows arms ship to dock
>
> Angola's government has authorised a Chinese ship carrying arms
> destined for Zimbabwe to dock, although it says it will not be allowed
> to unload weapons.
> In a statement, the government said the vessel would only be allowed
> to deliver goods intended for Angola.
> On Thursday, the Chinese authorities said they would recall the ship
> to China after port workers in South Africa refused to unload the
> weapons.
> Other southern African countries had also refused to allow the ship
> to dock.
>
> Leaders in the region had expressed concern that the weapons could
> heighten tensions in Zimbabwe.
> The results of presidential elections held there nearly a month ago
> have still not been released.
> Grenades
> The state news agency, Angop, said the ship, the An Yue Jiang, had
> been authorised to dock in the capital Luanda.
>
> But it can only unload "merchandise destined for Angola", a
> government statement said.
>
> Angola is a close ally of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
> On Thursday, a Chinese foreign ministry official said the ship, which
> reportedly contains three million rounds of ammunition, 1,500
> rocket-propelled grenades and 2,500 mortar rounds, might return to
> China.
> The US had urged China to recall the An Yue Jiang, while the UK
> called for an international arms embargo on Zimbabwe.
> Zambia's president urged African countries not to let the arms in.
> But Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper condemned the country's
> neighbours as "myopic stooges" for refusing to let the cargo dock.
> "Zimbabwe is... under attack from the former coloniser and its
> allies. As such, Zimbabwe probably needs to arm itself more than any
> other country in Africa today," the paper said.
>
> Story from BBC
> NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/7368208.stmPublished:
> 2008/04/25 19:51:36 GMTŠ BBC MMVIII
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