Word: africas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sometimes as an African-American I feel out of touch with Africa. As a student at Harvard sitting in the audience, I had a chance to get in touch with the motherland. I hope it becomes an annual event," James said...
...peaceful resolution to hundreds of years of conflict with the descendants of English invaders. Yet Ireland, in her victory over poverty, famine, and war, does not forget what it means to be hungry. There is a reason that Irish relief organizations often headline efforts to combat famine in Africa and Asia. They haven't forgotten. Nor should...
...been an oasis. But since 1994, as political extremism and military violence began tearing at the region, it has been a transit center for Hutu guerrilla fighters moving in and out of Rwanda. Yet it remained a popular destination for adventure travelers in love with the idea of an Africa blessed with limitless natural beauty...
...more than 100 Rwandan Hutu guerrillas, driven into a fury by months of fighting in the ruleless Congo, turned on a group of Western tourists, killing eight (see following story). For the outside world, it was a vivid reminder of the terror that still grips the heart of Africa...
...with last week's killings, there is fear it will spread further. Already Africans are starting to place blame. The Hutus who struck in Bwindi aimed their anger at the Americans and British, who they say are plotting to encourage the dominance of their rivals, the Tutsis, in central Africa. It was a shocking message for Westerners, who a year ago hoped that Africa would soon invite them into a new era of stability and peace...