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Engelhardt, Marc
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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Second class hostages off Somalia's coast
The US navy has freed US captain Richard Phillips from the hands of Somalian pirates. The left-leaning daily die tageszeitung criticises the West's approach to the pirate problem: "It's already clear who the losers are. It's the seamen from low-wage countries like the Philippines who already make up the majority of the 240 pirate hostages. Hardly anyone is trying to help them. Their governments lack the money, the know-how and often the political will to free them, and the West doesn't care about them either, unless they happen to be on board a European ship. This means they will be the victims of future pirate attacks. This is basically how the 24 navy ships patrolling the Somali coast are already operating. Instead of solving the core of the problem, namely the lack of a functioning government in Somalia, the armada is trying to protect each of its ships from the consequences of the anarchy. This is unrealistic and inhuman. For not only merchant shipping but an entire people are suffering from the consequences of Somalia's anarchy."
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Europe denies Africans a chance
Several hundred refugees drowned in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya at the beginning of the week. The left-leaning daily die tageszeitung comments: "Those with the power and money to flee their countries and brave navy cruisers, helicopters and fences are the affluent and the educated. Many have attended university and without exception all are ready to work hard for their happiness. These are the young, the upwardly-mobile, the potential elite, who perish in frustration at their lack of prospects in Africa. These are the doctors and skilled workers, the nurses and businesspeople that Africa needs so desperately but cannot hold back - among other things because the Internet and television bring the dream of a better life in the West right into their homes. Who can seriously expect Africans to stick it out in their run-down continent in the hopes that one day better times will appear out of the blue? It would be good if refugees could board airplanes instead of fragile boats, but we Europeans don't give them that chance."
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African Union choses Gadaffi as its chairman
The first steps towards a "United States of Africa" have been made at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. Libya's leader Muammar al-Gadaffi has become the chairman of the African Union. The left-leaning daily die tageszeitung writes: "With Muammar al-Gadaffi the African Union now has a leader who is well-known for his unpredictability. This is a problem for Africa, a continent that urgently requires a strong leadership to solve its problems. ... With Gadaffi the AU has acquired a sham leader who talks in terms of façades while any substance is lacking. ... The foreseeable lack of leadership as regards genuine content in the AU is above all a problem because the UN and donor countries all over the world are increasingly withdrawing from Africa. ... For over a year now a couple of thousand ill-equipped AU soldiers are supposed to have been protecting Mogadishu. Africa lacks the money for such a task - but the West is studiously ignoring this."
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