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Politics

See also: List of political parties in Africa by country

There are clear signs of increased networking among African organisations and states. For example, in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire), rather than rich, non-African countries intervening, neighbouring African countries became involved (see also Second Congo War). Since the conflict began in 1998, the estimated death toll has reached 5 million.

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Famous quotes containing the word politics:

    “The newspaper reader says: this party is destroying itself through such mistakes. My higher politics says: a party that makes such mistakes is finished—it has lost its instinctive sureness.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “A baby changes your dinner party conversation from politics to poops.”
    —Maurice Johnstone (20th century)

    “If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there’s something wrong with American politics.”
    —Edna Ferber (1887–1968)