Is there really any hope for a peacful Africa? The continent has a stunning potential of resources and manpower, but yet seems unable to live with itself. Are there any ways Africa can see its way clear to reach its potential?
The time now is October 11, 2008 11:41:18 AM
Is there really any hope for a peacful Africa? The continent has a stunning potential of resources and manpower, but yet seems unable to live with itself. Are there any ways Africa can see its way clear to reach its potential?
You have to wonder if the country really does want peace. I don't mean that they want killing, of course, but what I mean is that after so many years of constant struggle, is this part of their culture? I guess I mean this question for any culture that has been at war for so long. Is it simply "just the way it is" and will always be?
Violence and killing do not have to be a way of life. Poverty and an unstable government contribute to unrest, but if you look at countries such as South Africa, or even Rawanda, that have come through some very dangerous times, they have found ways to live together.
There's a very illuminating article in the March Atlantic magazine about the struggle between Islam and Christianity in Nigeria. Through it one sees the complexity of the situation and the many dimensions that a solution would have to satisfy. The article is online at http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200803/nigeria.
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