The violence and bloodshed that has marked the last 50 years of self-rule in Africa has been attributed to many factors. One source of the conflicts has been the lack of water, commonly associated with droughts and poor land management.
Now, an underground lake the size of Lake Erie has been found in north Dafur! This seems too good to be true! A solution to one of the major problems affecting the continent.
Based on the experience of the past 50 years (one could even consider how poorly Western Powers ruled before), there are fears that this discovery will result in the same short-sightedness of the central government demonstrated thus far. Unless African leaders can reach beyond their own needs for resources and power to see how the vast majorities in rural areas can benefit, there is fear that this new resource will be exploited to no gain for the masses.
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