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Originally Posted by Pete
".....One of the great problems with "black" Africa, and to a smaller concern with "brown" Africa, was that the boundaries were laid down in straight lines disreguarding tribal concerns. A tribal majority in one country can be a tribal minority in the next.
That has been a huge problem since the colonial powers departed.
Which boundaries are you referring to? Independence treaties were largely renegotiated in the 1950’s. Ethnic overlap isn't exclusive to Africa......."
If you missed that there is no way we can have a conversation about Africa.
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I'm asking you to specifically identify the boundaries you're referring to so I can address the statement. You were kind of vague there, Pete. I really started this thread to suggest that AFRICOM should go after Somalia pirates. It's ironic that the piracy issue seems to be the one thing we agree on.
This thread has taken on a life of its own, but hey, if we all agreed with each other it would be a colorless world.