Discusses events leading up to and the aftermath of the ethnic war between the tribes Tutsi and Hutu in central Africa. Interpretation of the forced encampment of Hutu farmers by the Burundi government as akin to concentration camps; Reaction by the international community to the conflict, which has largely been neutral; Reports of poor conditions of camps where disease and malnourishment is rampant; Effect of Nelson Mandela's interventions which have been small but promising.