An interesting post by Bill Easterly Professor at New York University seeking to showcase the role of the changing maps in the horn of Africa and its link to the current events in the region."In the greater Horn of Africa, the talk is of civil war, genocide, tyranny, interstate war, failed states, fragile peace. Where did this all come from?
... Among the forces at work changing the map are Europeans’ increasing knowledge of the area, the expansion of European colonial control, European border changes, and Ethiopian expansion. Somehow it led to the present mix of tragic mess, cultural richness, and potential for hope."
For more visit Aids Watch Blog
http://aidwatchers.com/2010/05/the-map-history-of-an-unhappy-place-1829-present/
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