The West keeps talking about closing the camps. Two weeks ago, a United Nations conference said the same thing, for the sixth time in two years. Even Zaire's prime minister says the camps must close. And yet, even allowing for the trickle of refugees going home, the numbers in the camps expand with every birth. What little attention has been paid to finding a lasting solution in central Africa is suspect or shunned.
European support is crucial.
It got buried in a spat between the French and Christopher over who has the right to exercise what influence in Africa. But if anyone doubts the West's seriousness, it can always point to the great help given to the Hutu refugees.