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2010-12-07 Africa Subsaharan

France calls for "orderly transition" of power in Ivory Coast

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Posted by Fred 2010-12-07 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Meanwhile, France can't manage an orderly transition to a new retirement age.

Posted by ryuge 2010-12-07 14:14|| 2010-12-07 14:14|| Front Page Top

#2 France also drew the boundary lines right down the middle of some villages when the colonial powers divvied up Africa. The peoples of Africa do not form easily defined nations. Each region has groups and subgroups of tribes, some related, some not. The Krahn live next to the Mandinka and the Mano and the Gio in Liberia, one village speaking one language a mile from a village speaking another language. The colonial powers expected these people to somehow coalesce into modern nations.

The British at least made an effort to teach its native leaders how to run some infrastructure. La Belle France expected its former colonies to be "departements de France", "Le outremer"-- client states. The French still run the utilities in places. When Sekou Toure of Guinea didn't want to play that game in Guinea, the departing French ripped up the phone system and electrical grid on their way out.

Posted by mom 2010-12-07 18:17|| 2010-12-07 18:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Most likely French troops are on standby.

Posted by Pappy 2010-12-07 21:34|| 2010-12-07 21:34|| Front Page Top

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