http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2011/07/18/is-africa-drought-a-chance-to-enact-new-uk-policy/ African business, politics and lifestyle Wed, 22 May 2013 19:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2011/07/18/is-africa-drought-a-chance-to-enact-new-uk-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-10122 datchary Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:48:57 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/?p=5171#comment-10122 There's no secret about why these people are condemned to suffer as it's a man made tragedy. Bad agricultural practices, overpopulation and incompetent government, aggravated by growing climate instability, are its causes. Migration and relocation can mitigate it. The question is will it be orderly or disorderly, particularly when it crosses Africa's permeable borders. Sad to say, on past experience it will be the latter as there is no longer any effective regional governance. There’s no secret about why these people are condemned to suffer as it’s a man made tragedy.
Bad agricultural practices, overpopulation and incompetent government, aggravated by growing climate instability, are its causes.
Migration and relocation can mitigate it. The question is will it be orderly or disorderly, particularly when it crosses Africa’s permeable borders.
Sad to say, on past experience it will be the latter as there is no longer any effective regional governance.

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