The
Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa houses one the best Indian restaurants in East
Africa. But its name is not necessarily associated with the quality of that
excellent eating place. The hotel is above all known for its luxury environment
and high cost accommodation.
Today
the world could see some TV images taken at the hotel entrance, as the delegates
that will negotiate the South Sudan´s peace agreement gathered for a marathon
of discussions. These were tough men in soft set-up. Men of power in a setting
of wealth and indulgence.
After
that, we could watch a series of dramatic pictures taken outside Bor. The
contrast could not be wider. These images gave us a quick synopsis of the
suffering the people are going through. In this case, it was soft people,
powerless men, women and children, in a setting of great dispossession. Their
future is being played at the Addis Sheraton. But can we trust the players?
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