Hekima Review No. 18 (Dec 1997)

Events that happen in today's Africa witness changes all over the continent, though it is difficult to tell which direction things will take. Africa remains "dangerously" unpredictable. Significant are wars, like the recent Rwandan tragedies, the process of complete reversal of Zaire to the Democratic Republic of Congo along with the defeat of the dinosaur Mobutu. Across the river followed, all too quickly, the return of the "old crocodile" in Congo Brazzaville. Meanwhile, in South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission continues its effort to create an atmosphere of mutual trust necessary for the task of building one Nation. The Commission finds itself confronted by many deterrents to its noble task, such as remnants of the complex of white supremacy in persons like Peter Botha who do not want to apologize in public for their responsibilities in the atrocities of the apartheid system.