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10. Your cousin has had more than his fair share of heartbreak!

Reply to Sympthsical (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 09:32 AM

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I have some limited experience traveling and working in sub-Saharan Africa. The scale of the problem is huge. I know people have written many, many books about the causes. What I saw, personally and in my very limited experience, is a cautionary tale for us all.

In the absence of a strong democratic government, predators move in. SSA has a lot of natural resources and greedy people want it all.

I am certain that destroying USAID was a deliberate tactic to allow Musk and his evil buddies a clear field. Russia has pretty much taken over the countries in the belt below the gulf. China is buying up everything in sight.

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AP exclusive: Doctors Without Borders report found cases of abuse and exploitation by staff in Chad [View all] Munu Monday OP

Doctors Without Borders engaging in human trafficking Sympthsical Monday #1

I am not surprised. yardwork Monday #4

I have an evangelical cousin who went on mission to Africa Sympthsical Monday #9

Your cousin has had more than his fair share of heartbreak! yardwork Monday #10

That is incredible food for thought Sympthsical Monday #19

Thanks. Read about the years RFK, Jr. spent spreading vaccine fear in SSA. yardwork Tuesday #21

Somehow I doubt that they first heard of this through the AP article RockCreek Monday #2

Who is the "they" in your title? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Monday #3

Doctors without Borders personnel operating in Chad RockCreek Monday #5

DWB Sympthsical Monday #6

Ah, OK - I'd missed that AP first reported on this in Nov 2024 (nt) muriel_volestrangler Monday #8

Well, yeah. The world's do-gooders are focused on Israel. yardwork Monday #11

If what's going on in Africa were going on in Europe ... Munu Monday #15

It would be called a genocide. yardwork Monday #16

The conflict deaths in Ukraine/Russia in 2025 were reckoned to be slightly more than in Sudan muriel_volestrangler Monday #17

... Solly Mack Monday #7

At least they're making efforts to self police harumph Monday #12

At the VERY least TheProle Monday #13

DWB has done very good work in the past. harumph Monday #14

Hopefully. I'd never heard bad things about them electric_blue68 Monday #18

I have family members in the medical community and yes, harumph Tuesday #20

TY for the info from your people. electric_blue68 Tuesday #22