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AtheistCrusader

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3. Oil, diamonds, rare earths...

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 06:17 PM

Sep 2014

The 'developed' world has, and continues to reap such benefit from Africa as a whole.
It's an indictment against such nations that we don't fund the UN with sufficient arms/supplies to dent the wars, some of which are direct outgrowths of corporate profiteering off Africa's resources and people.

My own nation included.

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After kidnapping schoolgirls, Boko Haram takes aim at churches in northeast Nigeria [View all] hrmjustin Sep 2014 OP

I don't understand why the UN seems nearly entirely disengaged on this. AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #1

I agree the UN needs to do more but they probably expect others to hrmjustin Sep 2014 #2

Oil, diamonds, rare earths... AtheistCrusader Sep 2014 #3

Africa is the forgotten continent. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #4

My daughter leaves for Nigeria this week. I thought this would be a good place to share this. cbayer Sep 2014 #5

She will be in my prayers. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #6

Thanks so much, Justin. cbayer Sep 2014 #7