Africa and the world today watched with amazement as the outgoing chairman of the African union Robert Mugabe blasted the United Nations, accusing it of having imperialist tendencies. Though not the first time he was taking on the UN and the west for what he calls sidelining the African continent, Mugabe’s speech appeared to have more venom today, as he threatened to mobilize the continent to ignore the United Nations if reforms are not instituted at the security council.