---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Sbusiso Xaba" <deputypresid...@pac.org.za> Date: Oct 10, 2014 9:44 AM Subject: Africa must lead the fight against the Ebola epidemic To: Cc: <d...@pac.org.za>
Dear Editor or Reporter As Africa suffers the Ebola epidemic, the PAC notes that American and European nations are sending their heavily armed military personnel. This is contrast to the Cubans sending health personnel. The neocolonial powers and former colonial powers are on our continent to cure Ebola with bullets and bombs. They are sending their infantry soldiers instead of the health military services. Clearly, these nations have no empathy or sympathy with our conditions. They are see African pain as the profit opportunity, hence the rumours that Ebola might be their biological weapon. Their weapon to conduct ethnic cleansing. The PAC is not surprised because Africa relationship to Europeans and Americans is limited to Africa being a victim of their economic robbery. Hence, greater focus on the 33 Billion dollar economy shrinkage than people's lives. The PAC is more disappointed by the inaction of African Governments. Ebola is neither a Liberian problem nor a Sierra Leone nightmare. It is not even be viewed from a West African perspective. Ebola is a biggest threat to Africa as a whole. All resource should have been focused on containing the Ebola before it spread through the continent. The attitude of putting the head in the sand and hope the Ebola will not cross over borders reflects a lack of foresight in these governments. Truth be told, the African Union should have taken a led on this issue but it seem to be a commentator than coordinator. The African parliament should be aggressively driving discussion to synchronise African effort to fight this disease but its silence is deafening. The PAC is disgusted with South African Government paying lip service to solidarity to Africa through its foreign policy. South Africa lobbied to take leadership of the African Union but refuses not take responsibility. This government has guts to send troops to protect private in places like Central African Republic, but it is not willing to send health personnel of fight this epidemic. Ebola directly affects all Africans and citizens of this country are no exception. Nevertheless, the PAC is consoled by the solidarity displayed by the people of Cuba and their government. It continue to uphold the cause for building a better world for humanity. Cuban action of sending more that 500 high trained health personnel, which came with tons of medicines to fight against Ebola. This action affirms that under socialist value system, humanity has a future. The higher conciousness in Cuba propel it to provide service to other nations without expectation of profits or without the intention of exploitation those countries. Issued By: Sbusiso Xaba PAC Deputy President 1005 Romi-Lee Building, Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001 www.pac.org.za 0113313414 0824414416 deputypresid...@pac.org.za "We are fighting for the noblest cause on earth, the liberation of mankind" Sobukwe -- -- Sending your posting to payco@googlegroups.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to payco-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pan Africanist Youth Congress" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to payco+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
