Brookings Institute Panel Discussion: "The State of Human Rights in Africa"

At the Brookings, DC on November 20, 2019, a panel discussion on human rights in Africa was held.  Moderator was Michael O'Hanlon of Brookings and discussants knowledgeable on the topic were Tsake Kasambala, also of Brookings, Mausi Segun, Director, Africa, Human Rights Watch; and Jon Temin, Director of Africa Program, Freedom House.

The introductory remarks set forth in the program bulletin and uttered by Mr. O'Hanlon's in his closing remarks expressed hope that things will get better in Africa.  Human rights include judicial remediation and social rights to claim housing, food and jobs.  Everybody has the right to demand a human lifestyle that provides individual protection and opportunity to thrive as a human being in this world, the discussants acknowledged.

What the discussion showed beyond any doubt is that the peoples of the continent of Africa, in an aggregate of some 50 plus nations, have conspiratorially joined with the people in the several South American countries, and the land of China, especially, Hong Kong, as well as East Asia in loud and horrific PROTEST against the conditions of poverty, unemployment--particularly of the youth--and their many, many corrupt governments, no matter the type--autocratic, democratic, communistic, etc.--HERALDING THEIR MESSAGE OF RESISTANCE TO THE PEOPLES OF THE WESTERN DOMINATE NATIONS:
                                          WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. 
If this is a message of hope sent to the West, then so be it.

In summary, the Have-Not peoples of the globe are in riot and frenetic panic.

Read in newspapers across the world the current conflagrations of social unrest rampant: no money, no jobs, everybody on the take for whatever meager something on which to survive for another day.  China, trying to join with the nations in Africa by living with Africaners in an apparent move towards unity of purpose to stem the tide of being subservient to whoever attempts to quell their united voices for their own human rights--a chance to live if yet only for another 70 years.

What is also clear from the discussion of these continual upheavals in protest occurring in Africa is that the populists like Trump and his team aren't for the little guy but out to take the entire world for whatever they want to make their own existence happier; and they are not about to even pay attention to protests as those emanating from the Continent down under.