Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has appealed to the international community to take action to alleviate the suffering in Somalia and other drought-stricken African countries.
This is a tragedy and all hands to the wheel and help push. Every life is worth saving. Remember, but for the grace of God, it could easily have been you!
After this is over and the hungry have been fed and returned to their homes. We in Africa need to seriously look at the question of why Africa got it so wrong – it is potentially one of the riches continents in the world and yet its people remain the poorest. This time we must not wait until the next civil war, drought, tyrant, etc. emerge and millions of lives are on the line to ask why this is so?
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Yes Africa's ruling elite have millions of dollars and drive the latest models of cars. I have nothing against the rich but when the wealth is made on the back of the poor from corruption and looting; my stomach turns.
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@Forte
If the truth be said and it must; it is the corrupt ruling elite who talk of African solution to African problem because they do not want their corrupt and repressive practises discussed. The poor and the millions starving in the horn of Africa have never said a word – they are the voiceless masses.
If those of us who can help the millions who are totally helpless and in desperate need of help fail to do so then we would have let all of them down. To punish the starving millions just to get at the ruling elite is totally illogical; they are the silent victims of the corrupt ruling elite and we are punishing them for that!
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