Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has blamed President Ian Khama for the failure of its Foreign minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi to win the post of African Union Commission chair which was taken by Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat at this week’s 28th Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dr Venson-Moitoi was the Southern African Development Community (SADC) candidate. The Zimbabwean leader said President Khama did not lobby enough for his minister. “We worked behind the scenes and the poor lady tried her best,” President Mugabe said. “But the other countries were arguing that ah, you are a daughter whose father never appears at the AU and sometimes takes contrary positions (to those of the bloc). So she had no chance.” President Khama rarely attends AU meetings, citing concerns that they are often unproductive and he has also, on several occasions, broken ranks with the bloc over its reluctance to condemn leaders that manipulate elections in their own countries. Botswana was the only country that criticised President Mugabe’s re-election in 2013 after widespread reports of electoral fraud. Mugabe on Morocco Mugabe has also lashed out at African leaders, saying they lack principles and are easily swayed after they voted to readmit Morocco to the…