From Amb. Mark A. Green | Wilson Center <[email protected]>
Subject Stubborn Things | Haitian Slave Descendants; Zambian Energy; Colombia and Cocaine
Date December 19, 2024 5:50 PM
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Haiti: Where the Descendants of Slaves Paid the Descendants of Slaveholders
Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries, was forced to pay France 112 million francs (approximately $560 million [[link removed]] in today’s money) for recognition of its independence and sovereignty.
What do Americans think of when they hear the name “Haiti?” They may be aware that it has received more than its share of natural disasters over the years, from tornados [[link removed]] to hurricanes [[link removed]] to earthquakes [[link removed]] (and more). They may have read some of the many stories [[link removed]] of extraordinarily violent criminal gangs being in control of neighborhoods and communities. What very few Americans realize is that Haiti’s early post-colonial development was largely destroyed when the country was straddled with a crushing debt it was forced to take on by outside powers.
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Not-So-Renewable Energy in Zambia
Zambia gets 85% of its electricity from hydropower. It’s now on the verge of approving its third coal-fired power plant in a year.
Hydropower is easily the world’s largest source of renewable electricity. It contributes more in low-carbon power production than wind, solar, geothermal, and bioenergy combined [[link removed]] . And it meets more than half of the national electricity needed in 28 developing countries, home to approximately 800 million people. Nowhere is hydropower’s significance as a renewable energy source greater than in Sub-Saharan Africa, where accounts for nearly one-quarter of all electricity [[link removed].] produced.
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Colombia's Cocaine Moment of Truth
In 2023, Colombians cultivated coca leaves on over 250,000 hectares of land—10% more land than the preceding year and the most in more than 20 years.
What happens in, and from, Colombia has long affected life in the United States. American culture has been enriched by the many contributions of Colombians like Shakira, Carlos Vives, and Sofia Vergara, and productions like Disney’s Encanto . And where would we be without Colombian coffee? But it’s also true that the illicit side of Colombia—its status as the world’s largest producer of cocaine—has significantly impacted the US.
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AuthorAmbassador Mark A. Green Ambassador Mark A. Green [[link removed]]
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