Re: You want to know the ugly truth?

in most of Africa it would be more important to arm women, who are also at a natural strength disadvantage to men. If just a few women in every hamlet were armed, the various soldier-bandits roaming many of those countries would suddenly find that they could no longer act with impunity,

True.

Rape is abnormally high in the area, both during wars and during times of peace. It complicates wars, complicates health issues because of both STDs, physical damage and psychological issues; and destroys the family fabric.