NGO’s (Non-governmental organizations) are considering moving out of parts of Somalia where radical Islamic fighters recently killed several aid workers. Hat tip: Blulitespecial. I don’t know what to say except go back and re-read Kevin Myers much criticized article: “Africa is giving nothing to anyone—apart from AIDs.” Then read this story which begins:
MOGADISHU, July 13 (Reuters) – Local aid workers in Somalia held crisis meetings on Sunday as anxiety rose over growing insecurity and the unexplained killings of humanitarian staff.
Unidentified gunmen have killed at least three aid workers in the anarchic Horn of Africa country this year and are holding four of their foreign colleagues hostage.
Fears were raised further in the past week by leaflets threatening local NGO workers with death if they did not quit their jobs.
Aid sources said most agencies working in Somalia were discussing suspending operations in Mogadishu and the south.
“It really is the end of the world if we now have to face death just because we are helping poor people,” said a local doctor who asked not to be identified.