On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:15:08 +0100 Steve Firth wrote :
The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to build a hydroelectric project
that if it were possible here would supply the UK with all its
electricity needs, with the potential to supply the entire energy needs
of a country the size of the UK. Obviously in energy-poor Africa the
clean, renewable energy would transform lives for the better. And it
gives Congo the potential to be a serious industrial contender.

If only it was so simple. Zambia and Zimbabwe have had the benefit of the
Kariba Dam since the 1960s. What keeps Africa poor is the absence of good
government.

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Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk