In Africa, U.S.-Trained Militaries Are Ousting Civilian Governments in Coups

Re:In Africa, U.S.-Trained Militaries Are Ousting Civilian G... by Grimburger on Sunday April 10, 2022 @05:19AM (#30975555)

> humanitarian aid

The west gives enough humanitarian aid to feed the continent a few times over. It's hard for some to understand but adequate amounts of money or assistance isn't the problem here.

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Re:In Africa, U.S.-Trained Militaries Are Ousting Civilian G... by dathinab on Sunday April 10, 2022 @07:04AM (#30976047)

The problem is that a lot of the humanitarian aid is not reaching the actual people.

Like building school buildings, but not including anything needed to _run_ the school for more then a very short time, or at all.

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Re:In Africa, U.S.-Trained Militaries Are Ousting Civilian G... by robinsoh on Sunday April 10, 2022 @05:41AM (#30975642)

> The west gives enough humanitarian aid to feed the continent a few times over. It's hard for some to understand but adequate amounts of money or assistance isn't the problem here.

The west?

The continent?

"isn't the problem here"?

Citations needed. Definitions needed. Tell us what you perceive is the problem here?

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Re:In Africa, U.S.-Trained Militaries Are Ousting Civilian G... by robinsoh on Sunday April 10, 2022 @07:13AM (#30976088)

So many downvotes without a response, looks like everyone seems to know some facts or has a consensus belief/faith that I don't know about or don't accept as a given fact/truth.

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Re:In Africa, U.S.-Trained Militaries Are Ousting Civilian G... by elcamino44 on Sunday April 10, 2022 @08:16AM (#30976359)

Agreed. I’ve seen the UN-led humanitarian system up close (albeit not in Africa). In my experience, it has many, many flaws. One of these is that it is resource constrained.

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