Empty Spaces in Africa

Some scholars have observed that some African countries are mainly places that are shown on the map without any effective governments. They have referred to these countries as weak or failed states. This is especially the case with countries that are unable to protect their people or do things that will benefit their people. The cases of Sudan, Uganda, DRC, Nigeria, Somalia, where rebel groups roam free are classic. The Lord's Resistance Army of from Uganda has exploited this weakness to wreck havoc on much of Central Africa or the Great Lakes region. They roam so free in this region that one begins to wonder whether the governments in this region are even aware of them. After all, they do not go to the capitals where the big people live. They roam only the rural areas. And everyone knows that people in the rural areas of Africa do not matter. Let the massacre continue.