Archive for 'Central African Republic'
The LRA manages to survive, cause havoc
I got the following press release this morning from the International Crisis Group, which points out the continued, bloody existence of the Lord’s Resistance Army. As much as I respect the crisis group, the conclusions in its new report aren’t new at all. The LRA has been a regional menace for years. Think tanks and humanitarian groups [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2010 under Africa, Central African Republic, Foreign policy, U.S. politics, United Nations, civil wars, human rights, humanitarian, international children's issues, slavery.
Tags: child soldiers, Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, northern Uganda, Uganda, UN peacekeepin mission
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This and that
Here are a few tidbits I’m picking up from wire stories.
Carolyn’s note: Robert Mugabe’s policies continue to hurt Zimbabwe - and all Zimbabweans. Who isn’t hurt by just this one effect of his actions, as reported by the Associated Press:
”Since the government began ordering the seizure of white-owned farms in 2000, production of food and agricultural exports has [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2008 under Central African Republic, Myanmar, Zimbabwe.
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