Africa’s Newest Export - Children!
Friday, October 13th, 2006http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6046580.stm
If it wasn’t the truth, it wouldn’t be a partcularly amusing joke. This season’s celebrity must-have item : an African baby!
Having worked in Africa for almost three years and significantly mellowed my views on many issues with the passing of the years, there isn’t much these days that can really outrage me. But this is the only term I can think of to describe the current ongoings on in Malawi. Many commentators have referred to the one yr old child in question as an orphan, ignoring the fact that his father appears to be alive and well and commenting on how happy he is for his son to have a new life in America.
I wholeheartedly agree with one observer who pointed out that “Africa has many problems…family values is not one of them”. (more…)