Farcical panafricanism

Laurent Gbagbo's desperate cling to power is so pathetic that I can't help but feel tempted to sympathize with him. Pan-Africanism was not found on dictatorship or despotism-if that's Gbagbo's idea of pan-Africanism, then he's gravely mistaken. Trying to play the Ivory Coast-for-Ivorians' card will not work. Sorry Gbagbo, a true nationalist, a true Pan-Africanist respects and adheres to democratic, intellectual and moral ideals-either of which Mr Gbagbo lacks. Gbagbo can leave now, and preserve some honour and the benefit of doubt of history's sympathy rather than stay on and face the disgrace of being the first African leader to be forced out of office for stealing an election by a fellow African military and/or financial force.