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| Africa Subsaharan | |
| Africa picks Congo as next AU head, not Sudan | |
| 2006-01-24 | |
The African Union on Tuesday chose Congo Republic as a compromise to chair the organization after opposition to Sudan because of fears its human rights record could hurt the continent's credibility.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Yup. although the prez DID retain power by tossing out election results a couple of years back. And they STILL call the capital Brazzavile, honoring a 19th century French explorer. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-01-24 15:01 |
| #3 wait a minute. Congo Republic, not Democratic Rep of Congo of the Congo. IOW NOT the guys who ate the pygmies, I think. Congo Brazzaville, not Congo Leopoldville, as we used to say when it was still PC to honor imperialists. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-01-24 14:58 |
| #2 How many UN peacekeepers were killed today in DRC? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-01-24 12:42 |
| #1 You can much better preserve Africa's credibility by dumping the guys committing genocide in Darfur and replacing them with the guys that ate the pygmies. Fred, that was harsh. True, and very pertinent to understanding the character of the entire Sub-Sahara, but really harsh. You must be a Mars, not a Venus. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-24 12:30 |