Gosh, it seems Hans does not do sarcasm. No, I can't think of a well-run African country either (offhand), but I'm not sure that justifies leaving millions to die - but on the other hand is there anything that justifies one country interfering in the solely internal affairs of another? What would the proponents of "international action" say if the situation were reversed, and the UN had wished to intervene after (hypothetical) electoral corruption in the USA, or the UK? What was done about electoral corruption in former USSR countries? Why is intervention only justified if the target country is African or Asian led?