Africa Claims Lives Again

Starvation is killing thousands in Africa and no one seems to care. According to the CBC, no one seemed to notice the calls for aid last year. Locust infestation and dry weather killed off livestock and crops - sending already cash strapped nations into further chaos. Throw in an already chaotic situation with civil wars and the situation in Darfur, it was a disaster waiting to happen.

In comparison, the tsunami in Asia last December had billions in aid thrown at the aftermath and quickly. One thing I found interesting when I started reading about the horrible things going on in Africa in the last year, there were very few reports (if any) in regards to missing or hurt travelers from abroad.

So, what the heck went wrong?

Have we been so programmed to follow the "if it bleeds it leads" mentality that we have learned to not care about something like what has happened in Africa?

I certainly hope we all haven't. But, who am I? I live here too and I didn't see it coming either. Many did.

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Shane Birley is a blogger, huge geeky nerd, web developer, poet, and creative writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a partner at Left Right Minds, a web development, arts management, business blogging and on line marketing company.

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