From MSNBC:U.S. official warns of impending Somalia-scale chaos, worsening disease
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Zimbabwe has collapsed, and the world must act now to keep it from deteriorating into Somalia-scale chaos, the top U.S. envoy for Africa said Thursday.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer said questions about how much longer Zimbabwe can withstand hunger, disease and political stalemate before disintegrating ignore that "there is a complete collapse right now."
If action is not taken soon, chaos could ensue and Zimbabwe's neighbors will be calling for peacekeepers, as some are now calling for in Somalia, Frazer said during an interview in South Africa.
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My Comment: There is not one country in Africa that one can make the argument that it is "going in the right direction". Aids, tribal warfare, incredible poverty mixed with incredible wealth .... the disparities on the continent are widespread and insurmountable. Zimbabwe, Somalia, Darfur, The Congo .... these countries is what Africa as a whole is now rapidly becoming.
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