Progress in Kenya

In what may be an act of national salvation, Kenya’s competing political factions have worked out a power sharing deal that could prevent further violence and resolve some of the outstanding issues from the recent disputed election. This is obviously a Very Good Thing. Once one of the more stable governments in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya had been teetering on the brink of civil war. Thank goodness cooler heads prevailed and a resolution, albeit a fragile one, was found at the bargaining table rather than the business end of a machete.