Now Playing: Pas de progres en Afrique dit le Chicago tribune
Topic: Politics
Opinion:
In the good old times Sarkozy being Mayor at Paris
he married a mixed couple the now President Outtara
muslim with a french woman. Now France put him in
Neo-colonial power playing black Africans against
black Africans undermining the UN using it for attacks.
The poor African states that can not afford or don't
want to buy a nuclear power plant just get attacked
dictators yes or not Africa has always been on tribal
religious background no way for western style corruption
financing. France's parties financed themselves heavily
over Africa kickback or other 3-way party deals. In the
case of Gbagbo being a Socialist gets destroyed by
Rightwings of course putting in power the next maneater.
Progress in Africa?
After a dispute over the outcome of the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore and George W. Bush spent five weeks battling in court over the vote count in Florida, which was the balance of victory. The outcome of Ivory Coast's presidential election last November was also disputed, but in this case, it produced a bloody shooting war between the two candidates and their supporters.
On Monday, strongman Laurent Gbagbo was arrested at his presidential palace, where he had been besieged by opposition fighters and French military units. That does not guarantee the civil war will end, but it should signify at least the beginning of the end.
Incumbent Gbagbo lost the election to Alassane Ouattara, according to the country's electoral commission, a verdict certified by the United Nations. So his capture is a victory of sorts for democracy.
But as is often the case in Africa, democracy is a mixed achievement. To secure that victory, opposition forces resorted to methods that don't bode well. According to Human Rights Watch, they "killed hundreds of civilians, raped more than 20 alleged supporters of his rival, Laurent Gbagbo, and burned at least 10 villages." The organization found evidence that Gbagbo's forces also committed atrocities.
So the president-elect has a challenging agenda ahead: securing peace, establishing a government that can start to overcome the violent divisions in the country, and enforcing accountability on those on either side who committed horrific abuses.
source: chicagotribune.com
