On the Scene

KINSHASA / KAMPALA / BAMAKO

As I write, a territory the size of continental Europe, namely Zaire, has imploded amid suffering too vast to measure and confusion too tangled to unravel. As this implosion was beginning, America’s First Lady was engaged upon a tour of six black African states that were deemed worthy of such a visit: Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, and Eritrea—a peculiar assortment, not least in the light of Hillary Clinton’s stated hope that her peregrination would “underscore” the importance the United States places on democracy in Africa.

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KINSHASA / KAMPALA / BAMAKO

As I write, a territory the size of continental Europe, namely Zaire, has imploded amid suffering too vast to measure and confusion too tangled to unravel. As this implosion was beginning, America’s First Lady was engaged upon a tour of six black African states that were deemed worthy of such a visit: Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, and Eritrea—a peculiar assortment, not least in the light of Hillary Clinton’s stated hope that her peregrination would “underscore” the importance the United States places on democracy in Africa.