Abu-Salman Posted October 25, 2006 The point, France was hard pressed to grant Djibouti its independence due to united Somalia, especially when Syad Barre assumed AU leadership, and the Arab league which was gaining proeminence with the oil boom (France has not yet developed nuclear energy and was thus highly vulnerable). But even assuming that filling one's belly is the actual priority insted of unity, how could you do so if you are exposed due to lack of economic integration or hostile threats coupled with military weakness? That is why it is so simplistic to argue that we have failed in the field of economic development when in addition to that, every economic step is taken to hamper it from trade agreement to corrupting pseudo Aid ect. By the way, are you aware that the EU is now finally realizing that progress is linked to unity even in East Africa (not just within Western countries), and hence has devised a new "Aid" program supposed to reward efforts toward this direction. Why are India and China or even Brazil have developed with relatively unsignificant aid and little ressources? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
