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With references from political science, the author puts recent African crises, from Libya to the Ivory Coast under the microscope, and sees a turning point in African history in the international community's new determination to encourage democracy.

The writings of African novelist Kourouma explore current African history, but his audience is universal. His four books probe themes of colonization, decolonization, power, corruption, conflict, modernization, & identity. Kourouma is unwilling to blame European colonizers for all of Africa's troubles; Africans have some responsibility. Kourouma's choice of audience & his place in world literature are examined. E. Taylor

Presents elements of Belgian foreign policy towards African regions, most notably the Congo, & how these relations have evolved through successive phases. The affective character of cultural relations between Belgium & the Congo maintain an important visibility in Belgian policy, & have informed much of the Belgian motivation to activate diplomatic interventions in African regional conflicts. In light of its awareness of a shared past with Africa, Belgium is noted as having exercised a new term of diplomatic exercises throughout the course of events in recent African history, notably during the Rwanda crisis. It is suggested that as the contingencies of Belgium's past activities in Africa have been fully met & mastered, a new African policy is to unfold along the lines of continued focus on regional action as outlined in the work of the Lumumba Commission to foster greater cooperation between Belgium, Congo, & other African states. 43 References. C. Brunski

Displaced peoples, insecurity over food and sanitation, economic devastation, worsening community tensions: the Central African Republic is going through what must be the worst crisis in its history. The existing political mechanism appears helpless. However this serious crisis could provide the opportunity for the international community to reassess its model of intervention with respect to its choices, means and duration of involvement. Adapted from the source document.