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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting which ended in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday admitted two former French colonies, Gabon and Togo as its 55th and 56th members.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe\u2019s bid to be re-admitted into the Commonwealth group of nations appears to have flopped after the economic bloc as the meeting ended with silence on Zimbabwe\u2019s re-admission bid.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe had a heavy presence as it continued to lobby for re-admission 18 years after the late former President Robert Mugabe withdrew the country from the group in 2003.<\/p>\n

President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s government applied on May 15, 2018, to re-join the grouping, a year after Mugabe\u2019s ouster.<\/p>\n

But the group has perennially cited human rights abuses and lack of rule of law as stumbling blocks for Zimbabwe\u2019s re-admission.<\/p>\n

Togo and Gabon\u2019s admission was based on the assessment of several standards such as the democratic process, good governance and rule of law.<\/p>\n

Political analyst Maxwell Saungweme said the Commonwealth snub was a direct indication that the new dispensation was reminiscent of the Mugabe regime. Saungweme told NewsDay:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a confirmation of the obvious, that the Mnangagwa regime has not changed. It\u2019s a mere extension of Mugabe\u2019s regime, albeit with more brazen human rights violations, lack of political sophistry and obscene looting of resources and corruption.<\/p>\n

So whatever the Commonwealth stands for and whatever standards that saw Zimbabwe being kicked out, nothing has changed for the better to warrant a rethink. So the failure of readmission pours cold water on Mnangagwa\u2019s re-engagement efforts.<\/p>\n

Political analyst Methuseli Moyo said the decision spotlighted Zimbabwe negatively on the global stage and is a setback for President Mnangagwa\u2019s administration, which has sought to portray itself as new and different from former President Mugabe\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n

He added that the opposition and government critics will feel vindicated on their stance that Zimbabwe is undemocratic and poorly governed.<\/p>\n

Last week, Foreign Affairs and International Trade deputy minister David Musabayana said the government would not be worried if their bid for readmission was turned down.<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs ministry spokesperson Livit Mugejo said the government had not yet failed as their application was still in the first phase of readmission.<\/p>\n

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