On Africa
In today’s Los Angeles Times, John Prendergast has a moving commentary on the challenges facing Africa.
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Some good news for Darfur
The U.S. is forming a partnership with Africa in which U.S. cash and technical expertise will back African troops in an attempt to stop the killings in Sudan. The effort was instigated by the African Union, and pulls together 3000 troops from Nigeria and Rwanda under one banner, with troops from more countries to be added soon. The push by Africans to solve their own problems marks a significant shift, experts say. Rather than waiting for the outside world to resolve the crisis, “The AU has taken a very clear lead in saying, ‘These are African problems, and we will … Continue reading →
Don’t forget Uganda
For all that the Sudan gets little attention these days, there is yet another horror in Africa that we need to be aware of. A rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army has been operating in Uganda for some time, perhaps with some support from the Sudan. But in the past year LRA has launched such a savage assault on Uganda’s people that 1.6 million people have been displaced. I follow the news much more than most people, and I had no idea this was going on until I caught this editorial in the Washington Post today. These rebels are … Continue reading →
The Darfur Camps
Earlier this week I heard a chilling story on NPR, short and with no resolution. The newscast said that in Sudan, the government had surrounded the Darfur refugee camps and was refusing to allow aid workers or reporters inside. No one knew what was happening. But given that the Muslim government there has colluded in the genocide of the black African refugees, this was an ominous development. I expected to hear that nothing was left but mass graves. But intervention by international forces has apparently stopped what was the beginning of a forced transfer of the Darfur refugees. At least … Continue reading →