Tensions in the Ivory Coast continue to rise and fears of civil war have grown in the past few days.
Elected President Ouattara has left his camp in the Ivory Coast to travel to Nigeria in hopes of gaining regional support for his seeking to gain control of the country. Meanwhile rebel groups have continued to invade villages. It appears both Ouattara and Gbagbo have foreign mercenaris fighting for their cause.
I read a moving article by the BBC's John James. Here is the section that struck a chord in my heart:
Ivorians wanted one president but they got two, they wanted peace and they got war, they were promised debt relief, but instead the country defaulted on its debt, they wanted prosperity and the economy shut down.
There is an important word here that I have never found the equivalent for in English - "Yako". It is a deeply-felt way of saying, "I'm so sorry".
Ivory Coast, "Yako".
2 comments:
I add my Yako to the many other voices of people grieving every war in this world - particularly war and unrest among people who have already suffered much
Yako simply seems an appropriate term for the world today in general. Yako Japan. Yako North Africa. Yako...
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