African leaders’ cyclical behaviour that kills hope
UN agencies warned that the major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition -- conflicts, economic shocks, natural catastrophes -- as well as glaring inequality seem to become the "new normal". PHOTO | AFP
A former colleague recently asked why I was pessimistic about Africa. For a brief moment, I thought that perhaps I had become like Eeyore, the donkey character in Winnie-the- Pooh, a children’s story by A.A Milne. Even when things look bright, Eeyore always manages to see the dark side.
I argued that I do not fabricate the things I write. That we cannot continue with negative behaviour and hope that things will somehow get better.
