| | The peoples of Central Africa face yet another human catastrophe. The press response has taken two forms. One has been to detail the plethora of events and peoples involved: Hutu, Tutsi, Hunde, Havu, Tembo, Bashi, Banyamulenge, Banyabwisha, Mayi Mayi - the list is long. A second approach has been to rely on broad characterizations all too reminiscent of the 'tribal' mentality which western observers often adopt when dealing with African histories: 'the people of this region are killing each other' . As an alternate interpretive framework, it might be useful to identify four distinct but inter-related issues in this rapidly changing situation. |
