November 5, 2005

The Forgotten of Africa, Rotting Without Trial in Vile Jails - New York Times.

One more indicator of the failed African states, a frightful morass that will take generations to remedy. So sad, but no amount of money will fix this because we are seeing the results of cultures having no basis in morality or the rule of law. Instead, we have tribal and ethnic forces at work combined with rampant corruption that will not succumb easily to what we in the West consider rational. Even the power of the best education system they might create is limited in the face of the enormous forces of darkness.

Click here for a good summary of the issues faced by sub-Saharan Africa.

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