Long piece in the New York Times about the lack of food in the Congo. It's not a new story of course, but the west has fixated recently on the fraudulent election there, so there is some attention to the fact that, more generally, life sucks for everyday people. Apparently the government neglects feeding the people while working to extract valuable minerals, and the people have forgotten how to fend for themselves.
You will be pleased to know that neither George W. Bush nor Mitt Romney are blamed; but give the journalists some time and I'm sure they'll manage. |
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