Straight Talk Africa
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RECORDED EVENTS
View Niger Delta Webinar Recording Recorded June 2007
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Recorded March 2007
Insights on Africa
Interview on Straight Talk Africa, a weekly program produced by Voice of America.
Fred Ngoga-Gateretse, Africa Regional Manager, talked with Straight Talk Africa host and veteran journalist Shaka Ssali and Ambassador of Chad to the US, Mahmoud Adam Bechir, on February 6, 2008 about the root causes of conflict in Africa. Below are excerpts from the show which explored causes and potential solutions to Africa’s unrest.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Excerpt 1 (Runtime: 6:17)
Discussion centers around the different patterns that lead to conflict, from lack of resources to an abundance of resources, and the politics that keep those factors in place.
Excerpt 2 (Runtime: 6:20)
This solution-centered discussion explores the issues that exist in the African Union and the changes that would lead to peace in the region. Among the countries discussed are Somalia, Chad and Burundi.
