Saturday, April 3, 2010

African Conflict Spread To The World Cup 2010

Already a dozen times conflicts in Africa. The conflict occurred since the 1970s and took many victims, especially women and children.

Most of the armed conflict that comes from internal factors, such as experienced by Angola, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia, Sudan, and Sierra Leone. Conflicts increasingly bloody influenced by external factors and regional, and even the impact spread to neighboring countries.

Causes of conflict in Africa is very diverse, including, first, the failure of integration processes in the formation of nation states, such as Chad, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, and Uganda.

Second, the colonial legacy and the democratization process that leaves the problem, including the determination of the state borders, as experienced by Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Togo.

Third, the independence movement or social revolution which influenced the Cold War, as experienced by Angola and Mozambique.

Fourth, conflicts due to inter-ethnic tensions, as occurred in Burundi, Rwanda, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

And fifth, the conflict due to political tensions and socio-economic as experienced Congo, Zaire and other countries.

Even the implementation of 2010 World Cup was terrorized. Togo squad attacked an armed terrorist group. 4 people died, 3 of them are members of the Togo national team.

Bus passengers were killed, Kodjovi Obilale backup goalie, Amelete Abalo assistant coach, and chairman of the media Ocloo Stanislas. Another bus driver who is not anonymous. Seven others were injured, including defender Serge Akakpo. The driver died at the scene, while three members of the team died in hospital.

Togo national team almost did not compete in the World Cup event. But eventually they continue their desire to compete in the arena to honor their colleagues who become victims of assault.

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