How will African Union respond to Mugabe?

Now that the single-choice, violence-marred campaign is over Robert Mugabe is traveling to join fellow African Union countries in Egypt. Some observers are holding out hope that the AU will voice their opposition to the fraudulent election in Zimbabwe. In an ideal world, perhaps, though considering how European Union allowed Mugabe to visit Italy for a shopping trip only a few months ago, this may not be very realistic. Mugabe was one of the early revolutionaries who fought against European colonialism in Africa so for many, they can easily overlook recent events in Zimbabwe. How they can overlook the fact that the people suffering from hunger and violence are also black and disenfranchised is another question.