Post date: Sep 24, 2010 2:10:9 PM
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika addresses United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the African Union.
UNITED NATIONS (SEPTEMBER 23, 2010) UNTV - Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday (September 23).
He urged the United Nations to put genocide and war crimes charges against Sudan's leader on hold, warning they could destabilize Africa's biggest nation and endanger an
upcoming referendum on southern independence.
Mutharika called for a one-year deferral of the International Criminal Court case against
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, charged with crimes in Sudan's western Darfur region.
"Africa has decided to shift from Afro-pessimism to Afro-optimism, we are going to make Africa better. I want the world to know that we the African leaders have a vision of Africa free of hunger, disease and poverty. We have the vision of a new Africa that is prosperous and full of hope. We have the vision of African nations determined to contribute more to the global prosperity, peace and stability," Mutharika said.