Strasbourg, 17/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - Welcomed by the European Parliament with all honours and a generous ovation, the South African President Thabo Mbeki tore Afro-pessimism to shreds, and delivered an animated plea for the MEPs' trust in the capacity of the African continent to take its own destiny in hand and to resolve its conflicts, under the aegis of the African Union and with the cooperation of the UN and the EU. He also appealed to the EU to put some of its success to the service...