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“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” US president Donald Trump reportedly asked last week.
The remark, made during talks on an immigration deal, apparently referred to people from Africa, Haiti and El Salvador.
The alleged insult has not gone down well. There is anger in Africa and in Haiti, a country made up largely of people of African descent. The African Union Mission in Washington DC, which represents member states throughout the continent, is demanding an apology following its “shock, dismay and outrage” at the comment. It “strongly believes that there is a huge misunderstanding” of Africa and its people by the current US administration.
Trump has seemingly rubbished an entire continent and all those with links to it. Has he forgotten Africa’s history and modern capabilities in expressing a ridiculously simplistic view of its problems? Has he forgotten the many millions