Russia plans missions to Mars and the Moon

[Mímir]

Oh, you have no idea. Angola has huge oil and other resources, massive amounts, we're talking more than most OPEC countries have. Uganda just made a massive oil discovery, which America wants big time. Can you say KONY 12 times, really fast?

Africa has so many resources it makes other continents look like they were made of bread and Africa out of solid gold.

True, but the shifting governments etc. makes the region super-volatile. Middle-east ain't nothing compared to Africa. And seeing that China's interests conflicts with everyone elses (look at Sudan/Dafur for instance) and the fact that several western governments are looking into the option of forming alliances outside of UN, things are just going to get hotter in Africa. A safer bet would be to just suck it up (like the EU is going to) and let Russia supply the energy. However, this doesnt solve the water deficiency problem.

EDIT: And about the Kony-thing - who says the people in power now are saints? It's just so easily to relate to this campaign because it follows a western-style narrative and "puts a face on evil", when "evil" is in fact much more complex and difficult to fathom.

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