Posts Tagged ‘Current affairs’
When non-conflict makes news
When Russia and Georgia have been dominating the news, even with the Olympics propaganda machine in full swing, it’s no wonder that two nations make the news for not fighting.
From the accounts, it seems that the reason that Nigeria and Cameroon did not go to war over the territory was financial which, at least in this instance, supports the theory that greater trade among nations encourages countries not to war with each other. As long as the two nations were squaring off against one another, neither would be able to develop the natural resources thought to exist in this region. And the two countries appear to have compromised somewhat so that they will both benefit from the region’s development.
Coming from a continent where we only ever seem to hear bad news, it’s encouraging to hear of two nations setting an example for other nations who really should know better.
