Mizero Children of Rwanda Bring Hope to a Continent on the Verge

Posted on November 15th, 2007 in Africa, Partisan Free Politics by Andrew MacRae
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I had the opportunity to see the Mizero Children perform in D.C. today. They are a group of young Rwandan orphans who survived the 1994 genocide, and have somehow had their musical talents nurtured.  Which lead me to my question, what the hell happened to Africa? As I scan the news of Africa, it is either genocide in Darfur, civil war in Somalia, kidnappings in  Niger, coups in the Congo, Hyper-inflation-induced disaster in Zimbabwe, not to mention a South African government which refuses to believe in AIDs, or a litany of other issues. The problems of Africa are egregious violations of the most basic human values, but there are also more self interested reason that the U.S. should be more involved. ...