Let the WAR FESTIVAL Begin!( Sadly....)
(Tariku Abas-Etenesh)
It seems that, rather than the actual realities on the ground, the sad sense of following the media's take of African History as the uncontested source is the rule of the day.
The french came to Mali and the story of the conflict begins. Really?
With the current UN resolution to send Peace keeping mission to Mali, am afraid a war Festival -the likes of which seen in Afghanistan- which has no end but distraction is looming in Northern Africa.
I am a strong supporter of the ideals of UN, but let us ask these simple questions:
-Has Afghanistan got peace by the war interventions? -NO!
-Has Libya got peace after NATO intervention ? -NO!
-Has the Long time of UN peace keeping mission in the CONGO stopped the wars and suffering in that country- NO!
But we are still expected to believe that one more war or one more mission will get us neared to peace. It does not! The belief that War could solve the dangers of war is the absurdity of the way peace is handled in our time.
-What is the AU doing?
Shouldn't the AU have the courage and the strength to garner all the support it needs to make sure African Forces do the peace keeping while negotiations and peace talks be honored as the primary tools for peace?
