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pol76
01-29-2010, 04:30 AM
Are there any good honest leaders left in africa?
Are there any just causes left to fight for that are for the people?
Will africa ever have a leader that shines through and that the west will embrace?
I loved my limited time in Africa Rwanda and Zaire (Goma) in 1994 and would love to go back but i cannot find a cause worth defending
all the best
max
Hey Max,
Welcome Aboard !
Please take a few seconds here (http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/showthread.php?t=1441&page=58) and introduce yourself.
I loved my limited time in Africa Rwanda and Zaire (Goma) in 1994 and would love to go back but i cannot find a cause worth defending
We must have just missed each other in Sub-Sahara (I left the Rwandan border in July and Zaire in October of 94). I can't honestly say I would go back to Zaire although there's plenty of UN job openings for humanitarian demining in the DRC. I would however entertain a tour in Rwanda - probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in Africa (well, there were the nude beaches in Libreville too :p ).
Are there any good honest leaders left in africa?
Are there any just causes left to fight for that are for the people?
Will africa ever have a leader that shines through and that the west will embrace?
That's a hard one ! Check out Marian Tupy's analysis and "Dead Aid" at the Cato Institute (http://www.cato.org/) for some good indicators and articles.
Also noteworthy - 2009 was the first year the Mo Ibrahim Prize was not awarded to an African Leader.
Leaders who won't let go (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2009/1019/p06s06-woaf.html)
Yet the past year has seen a worrisome trend nonetheless, a move of African leaders to change constitutions to extend their time in power, or to hand power down dynastically to members of their own family.
In general, a number of leaders have learned how to preserve the symbols of democracy without following the spirit of democracy, all in order to stay in power.
Sound familiar ?
Regards, Stan
pol76
01-29-2010, 02:48 PM
Thanks Stan for the fast reply
I thought Rwanda was great but I enjoyed the danger side of Zaire also the night clubs seemed more fun
I will have a look at the CATO reports and I was aware of the MO award not being given out but oh how they tried to fit square pegs in to round holes but alas failed
I have been to a few other african nations but not for longer that a week I just enjoy the freedom and the wild west feel to the place at times
I was born in the wrong era I would have liked the 60s and 70s post indy africa Congo or Biafra for the adventure and a just cause to support
all the best
max
Tom Odom
02-08-2010, 01:56 PM
Hey Max
like Stan, I probably crossed paths with you in Goma and perhaps Rwanda. The problem with African governmental development is that it remains tied to the "great man" rather than a system of government. I remain hopeful that Rwanda and Paul Kagame will break that trend.
Welcome,
Tom
Max:
I don't know about "causes" but I know you can do some still do some good for individuals.
This is a link to a organization called StandProud.
http://www.standproud.org/
It was started by a USAID guy and when I was there it was just him and one other person as far as ex-pats went. They work to help polio victims and it is quite inspirational.
Colin Robinson
03-29-2010, 02:45 AM
She seems, from the limited information I have available about her personally, to have her heart in the right place. In Liberia she is of course surrounded by large-scale corruption , patronage networks, etc.
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