As months slid by with little sense of urgency about choosing a leader for the next five and possibly 10 years, the Africans hardened their position.

• 时光流逝月复一月，国际社会对于应为今后五年，也可能十年选出一位领导人的问题似乎并无紧迫感。 与此同时非洲人的立场却强硬起来。