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| Archbishop makes Zimbabwe protest | Archbishop makes Zimbabwe protest |
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| The Archbishop of York has cut up his dog collar and said he will not replace it until Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is out of office. | The Archbishop of York has cut up his dog collar and said he will not replace it until Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is out of office. |
| Dr John Sentamu made the symbolic protest gesture live on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show. | Dr John Sentamu made the symbolic protest gesture live on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show. |
| He said Mr Mugabe had "taken people's identity" and "cut it to pieces", prompting him to do the same. | He said Mr Mugabe had "taken people's identity" and "cut it to pieces", prompting him to do the same. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has boycotted an EU-Africa summit because of Mr Mugabe's presence. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has boycotted an EU-Africa summit because of Mr Mugabe's presence. |
| As far as I'm concerned, from now on I'm not going to wear a dog collar until Mugabe is gone Dr John SentamuArchbishop of York class="" href="/1/hi/uk/4102960.stm">Profile: Archbishop of York | |
| Although Mr Mugabe is banned from the EU, African leaders demanded the Zimbabwean leader be invited to attend the event in Portugal. | Although Mr Mugabe is banned from the EU, African leaders demanded the Zimbabwean leader be invited to attend the event in Portugal. |
| Ahead of the summit, the African Union chairman, Ghanaian President John Kufuor, said it was right to invite Mr Mugabe. | Ahead of the summit, the African Union chairman, Ghanaian President John Kufuor, said it was right to invite Mr Mugabe. |
| "Africa is made up of 54 nations, sovereign states, and I don't think any of us has the right to exclude another," Mr Kufuor told the BBC. | "Africa is made up of 54 nations, sovereign states, and I don't think any of us has the right to exclude another," Mr Kufuor told the BBC. |
| He added: "All the presidents of Africa were invited to this summit because we see it as a meeting of two continents, Europe and Africa. | He added: "All the presidents of Africa were invited to this summit because we see it as a meeting of two continents, Europe and Africa. |
| "If we allow anyone - I wouldn't say even a nation, but an individual, whatever we think of him - to be a stumbling block then I say it's unfortunate." | "If we allow anyone - I wouldn't say even a nation, but an individual, whatever we think of him - to be a stumbling block then I say it's unfortunate." |
| The summit is being used to agree joint policy aims in areas such as security, development and good governance. | The summit is being used to agree joint policy aims in areas such as security, development and good governance. |
| Some African leaders view Mr Mugabe as a revolutionary figure | Some African leaders view Mr Mugabe as a revolutionary figure |
| Dr Sentamu - who has been a consistent critic of Mr Mugabe's regime - said the international community, especially South Africa, had to act to help Zimbabwe because people were starving. | Dr Sentamu - who has been a consistent critic of Mr Mugabe's regime - said the international community, especially South Africa, had to act to help Zimbabwe because people were starving. |
| Speaking as he used a pair of scissors to cut up his collar, he said: "As an Anglican this is what I wear to identify myself, that I'm a clergyman. | Speaking as he used a pair of scissors to cut up his collar, he said: "As an Anglican this is what I wear to identify myself, that I'm a clergyman. |
| African leaders | African leaders |
| "Do you know what Mugabe has done? He's taken people's identity and literally, if you don't mind, cut it to pieces. This is what he's actually done to a lot of - and in the end there's nothing. | "Do you know what Mugabe has done? He's taken people's identity and literally, if you don't mind, cut it to pieces. This is what he's actually done to a lot of - and in the end there's nothing. |
| "So, as far as I'm concerned, from now on I'm not going to wear a dog collar until Mugabe is gone." | "So, as far as I'm concerned, from now on I'm not going to wear a dog collar until Mugabe is gone." |
| The archbishop said power had gone to the Zimbabwean president's head and the leader did not seem to "realise the suffering of people". | The archbishop said power had gone to the Zimbabwean president's head and the leader did not seem to "realise the suffering of people". |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mr Mugabe's policies had "damaged Africa". | German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Mr Mugabe's policies had "damaged Africa". |
| Dr Sentamu praised the German chancellor's criticism of Mr Mugabe. | Dr Sentamu praised the German chancellor's criticism of Mr Mugabe. |
| Ahead of the Lisbon summit, key former Portuguese colonies in Africa, including the large and oil-rich nation of Angola, made it clear to Portugal, that they wanted Mr Mugabe to attend. | Ahead of the Lisbon summit, key former Portuguese colonies in Africa, including the large and oil-rich nation of Angola, made it clear to Portugal, that they wanted Mr Mugabe to attend. |
| Some African leaders see Mr Mugabe as an historically important colleague and object to the idea former colonial powers, such as the UK, intervening in African politics. | Some African leaders see Mr Mugabe as an historically important colleague and object to the idea former colonial powers, such as the UK, intervening in African politics. |
| 'World community' | 'World community' |
| But Dr Sentamu hit out at African leaders for not taking a stand against him. | But Dr Sentamu hit out at African leaders for not taking a stand against him. |
| "It is African leaders who seem to say 'we are backing a revolutionary'. I'm sorry, that is a lot of nonsense. They ought to realise what he has actually done. | "It is African leaders who seem to say 'we are backing a revolutionary'. I'm sorry, that is a lot of nonsense. They ought to realise what he has actually done. |
| "It has become a scourge on the conscience of the whole of world." | "It has become a scourge on the conscience of the whole of world." |
| "Why aren't we, as a world community, uniting against Mugabe?" he asked. | "Why aren't we, as a world community, uniting against Mugabe?" he asked. |
| Zimbabwe's economy is currently enduring a severe economic downturn. | Zimbabwe's economy is currently enduring a severe economic downturn. |
| Only one in five of Zimbabwe's adult population has a job and basic items such as bread, sugar, petrol are often not available in local shops. | Only one in five of Zimbabwe's adult population has a job and basic items such as bread, sugar, petrol are often not available in local shops. |