Olusegun ObasanjoFrom Newsweek:
Something has to be done--by the leaders of the Congo, the Great Lakes region and the international community.
Olusegun Obasanjo has come a long way since the 1970s, when he was the military dictator of Nigeria. He went on to win two terms as president in democratic elections and is now one of Africa's elder statesmen. On Nov. 3, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named him special envoy to help end the fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has recently forced at least 250,000 people from their homes. After two weeks of shuttle diplomacy among nine countries, Obasanjo stopped in Lagos last week where NEWSWEEK's Rod Nordland caught up with him by telephone. Excerpts:
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My Comment: A leader who helped to develop the corrupt political culture that is in Nigeria today .... is the same man who is trying to bring peace to the Congo. Sheeehhhh ..... this personifies the problem of Africa .... too few moral and effective leaders that can be respected.