Overview

Renee W.

The list of causes of tribal and ethnic conflict can go on and on. Some tribes are power hungry, others are just striving for survival. Whatever the cause, there is not much being done to prevent these problems from becoming worse in the future. The government says that these tribal and ethnic problems are a more important priority compared to the poverty and abuse of women throughout the entire continent, but still, not much is being done to help any of these severe issues get better in the future.

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Even within the independent countries of Africa, there are several tribes that are still battling it out. They are arguing over artificial borders that were drawn by Europeans several years ago. The countries with the supreme power are trying to maintain their authority and the countries who are being mistreated want to have thier share of the power as well. With several language and communication barriers, the only way they know how to resolve their problems is by fighting. And of course, fighting results in deaths, and the scattered corpses result in the release of dangerous toxins that eventually kill the survivors. Any decent (or not so decent) water sources are destroyed and little to no food is avaliable. All in all, these grudges that are being held by the individual tribes are only causing more harm to themselves, and in no way are aiding thier road to recovery of a peaceful nation.



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