Not up to the Westerners to sort out all the troubles of Africa.
Unfortunately, large swathes of Africa were Warm Battlegrounds for the Cold War so we aren’t too keen when Westerners “help”. Usually the Africans aren’t really the priority for interventions in Africa. Aid to Africa has also had the perverse effect of often crippling it in the longer run.
Therefore, Africans should sort out their troubles, especially accountability.
I think the only thing that should be asked of the international community is that fair access to the global playing field is given. So much has been (is being) taken from Africa, it’s the least the rest of the world could do.
It’s going to take a while. :p
In the ‘toon, Gado is simply showing up the hypocrisy of Al-Qa’ida, who are themselves foreign to Somalia (they are aiding the local Al-Shabaab with fighters from other African countries and even as far afield as Pakistan), by complaining of AU, UN, Ethiopian, US & French interference in Somalia.
The trouble for Somalia is that it seen as the “new Afghanistan”, providing safe haven to Al-Qa’ida. Except it doesn’t really have a functioning central government.
Oh bugger.
Not up to the Westerners to sort out all the troubles of Africa. Unfortunately, large swathes of Africa were Warm Battlegrounds for the Cold War so we aren’t too keen when Westerners “help”. Usually the Africans aren’t really the priority for interventions in Africa. Aid to Africa has also had the perverse effect of often crippling it in the longer run. Therefore, Africans should sort out their troubles, especially accountability. I think the only thing that should be asked of the international community is that fair access to the global playing field is given. So much has been (is being) taken from Africa, it’s the least the rest of the world could do. It’s going to take a while. :p
In the ‘toon, Gado is simply showing up the hypocrisy of Al-Qa’ida, who are themselves foreign to Somalia (they are aiding the local Al-Shabaab with fighters from other African countries and even as far afield as Pakistan), by complaining of AU, UN, Ethiopian, US & French interference in Somalia.
The trouble for Somalia is that it seen as the “new Afghanistan”, providing safe haven to Al-Qa’ida. Except it doesn’t really have a functioning central government. Oh bugger.