[jim35]

Yep, I'm afraid you're right. Too bad. Isn't Africa considered France's sphere of influence? That could explain a lot, also. The trouble is, the only way to prevent the Africans from slaughtering each other is to colonize them, and run them ourselves. Aid in the form of money is wasted or stolen, food is stolen and sold for profit, etc., and warlords rule the day. A sick, sad situation. I feel sorry for them, but there's little we can do for those who will not help themselves.

[dfwgator]

The French have a policy of supporting French-speaking countries against all others. This is why they supported the murderous Hutus in Rwanda, the Tutsis were aided by English-speaking Uganda. When asked about Rwanda, the pig Francois Mitterrand replied, "in a country like Rwanda, a genocide is not that important."