Malta
is one of several stopping-off places for refugees from Africa, who
often arrive by the boatloads from war-torn lands. African countries do
not have political or economic systems that are adequate to deal with
the needs of the people who then seek a better life elsewhere. They
become, ironically, "white man's burden", a situation that was supposed
to end when colonization ended. Africa will only grow up if and when it
learns to cope with its own problems through mutual assistance and
healthier governments, organized around the goal of improving the lot
of the country. For now, so many African leaders are nothing more than
tribal chiefs, subject to systemic corruption. Europe wil...

Malta
is one of several stopping-off places for refugees from Africa, who
often arrive by the boatloads from war-torn lands. African countries do
not have political or economic systems that are adequate to deal with
the needs of the people who then seek a better life elsewhere. They
become, ironically, "white man's burden", a situation that was supposed
to end when colonization ended. Africa will only grow up if and when it
learns to cope with its own problems through mutual assistance and
healthier governments, organized around the goal of improving the lot
of the country. For now, so many African leaders are nothing more than
tribal chiefs, subject to systemic corruption. Europe will have to
learn to say no to these refugees, no matter how cruel it may seem, or
Europe will simply become another Africa - impoverished, violent and
corrupt, with no hope for a return to normalcy.