Ethiopia: where is the outrage
Exactly - where is the outrage? ... the question that is goes to the heart of the matter for the entire continent. It can be answered very briefly with two responses: too many Africans gave up the ability to be outraged when they allowed their agency to become the fuel that drives 'global ngos' which have usurped our voices and our agendas - they speak for us and define what we should think about our own lives and futures.
They are based in the safety of the West...and are deep in the pockets of big capital and their hypocritical regimes. After all, most of these so-called ngos are mere extensions of the states of these western societies. That is a fact - even and especially the ones that squeal loudest about human rights ... Additionally the question can be answered through a reminder that the West has always looked after its own interests - wherever they might be (or are perceived to lie) - and Africans who believe in 'western democracy' have to get past their fake belief in western patronage and take their own futures into their own hands. Outrage from the West - my foot ... unless of course it is about private property, African mineral and other forms of natural wealth and 'the protection of our (read USA) way of life' as George W Bush and all presidents before him and after?- are wont to remind those of us on the continent who have become fluffy in the head. Africans are responsible for our own futures - we must mobilise the outrage against dictatorship, violation, and exclusions of every kind ...and we must make the difference for our selves. It's that simple!