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Riots in Kenya

BillieTheBot · 2007-12-30 14:34:12

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7164890.stm Oh dear, just what we need, another election tastic violence fest UPDATE Well i have just seen as breaking news on the bbc news channel, that the state police of Kenya have warned the losing candidate that if he attends an opposition rally planned to take place tomorrow,…

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Former Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru

January 2008

stargalaxy wrote: »

People portray Africa as being a nation where corruption is rife. It's nowhere near as bad now as it was say, 20 years ago. Corruption still exists, but it's not on the huge scale of the past. However, Lefties like to peddle this lie, on the grounds they give a lot of money in aid to Africa, under the false grounds that they are "compassionate".

Sorry dude. I just don't agree. I keep an eye on African politics and your handle on the continent isn't what I understand the situation to be. I know a few people that live in various countries in southern Africa and the day-to-day corruption and bad government is astounding.

Just last year, a friend of mine dropped out of his bike-ride-through-Africa tour (Cairo to Cape Town) just 3 weeks after leaving the UK because corruption was just making his life miserable.

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