The defenders of the Central Africa Republic's capital are circling the wagons in preparation for an imminent advance by the Seleka rebel group.
According to this story the defenders of Bangui have bows, arrows and machetes at their disposal. This is not likely to slow down the rebels with their truck-mounted .50 cal machine guns and RPGs, but it seems an effective way to shake down the locals in the interim.
Note how the article glosses without comment the fact that US special forces and the French military are both present on the ground.
The US is there to track down Joseph Kony's LRA, while the French are there with 600 troops to protect it's 1,200 nationals.
What a shabby fate for the concept of "sovereignty." Do African troops maraud through Mississippi and Alabama in search of the KKK? Then why do American troops forage around Africa, with complete disregard for local sensibilities, hunting down the LRA?
And why are there no French boots on the ground in the USA to protect French Nationals? After all, the winds of public opinion could once again turn on the French at a whim.
Remember "freedom fries?"
Sadly, this is a preview of Africa's future. Totally dependent on the whims of the big dogs and foreign conglomerates.
Sovereignty isn't so much as an afterthought.
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