Is the whole continent progressing or are only a few countries? The extent to which overall growth is shared by the 54 countries in Africa is quite impressive. This being said, some trouble spots remain. While some fragile countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone and especially Rwanda have been able to move forward from unfortunate legacies of violence and in some cases even genocide, the situation in other countries is worsening, particularly in the Central African Republic and South Sudan (which is oil-rich). In spite of recent progress, the situation also remains fragile in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Mali, and press reports often remind us of the piracy situation in Somalia’s Gulf of Aden and terrorist acts by al-Shabab. Even in the north of Nigeria there is violence attributed to Boko Haram as well as piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. There is a need to build an African-owned framework and response mechanism to prevent and resolve violent conflict and crises in the continent.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 01:28:22 +0000
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