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Which Way, L.A.?

Africa 2000

The US readily accepts a long-time enemy as the new leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo (the former Zaire). Why is sub-Saharan Africa so far off many American radar screens, and what does its future hold?

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By Warren Olney • May 23, 1997 • 1 min read

Earl Young: Spokesperson for the American Mineral Fields. Dr. Steve Morrison: Senior Policy advisor on Africa in the office of the US Secretary of State. Dr. Lumana Pashi: Instructor in the African American Studies department, University of Cincinnati. He came to the U.S. 11 years ago from his native Zaire. Ann Marie Huby: Executive Director, Doctors without Borders UK, which has been doing humanitarian work in Zaire for more than a decade. Dr. Stephen Wiessman: Professor of African Studies, Howard University. Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Ambassador Goodwin Cooke: Professor of international relations at Syracuse University; served as ambassador in the late 70s to the Central African Republic, which borders (the former) Zaire to the north. Howard Blume: Staff writer, LA Weekly, who has been following the Belmont issue since the beginning David Corn: Washington Editor, the Nation magazine. John Fund: Editorial Writer, Wall Street Journal. Last guest name: last guest title

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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