Face2Face Africa Contributor Cherae Robinson was recently invited to the World Economic Forum that will be taking place in Nigeria. As she pondered whether she should write about it for you, one thing became astoundingly clear: The plight of the missing Nigerian girls is much more important than WEF. Therefore, she passionately writes: Do I know about the latest agriculture accord? What does it mean for Nigeria to have surpassed South Africa? These are all valid questions...in a vacuum. As much as I wanted to weigh in on these questions and pen an article about what this means for Nigeria, Africa, and the world, I couldn’t help but think about the fact that all of the power players in Africa would be touching down in a country where nearly 300 young girls were abducted from their school. As these men (and women) meet, those girls could be sold, tortured, raped, or killed in the arms of a growing, but well-known shadow in Northern Nigeria. Ultimately, Robinson concludes, #BringBackOurGirls is a chance for the continents’ influencers to do something more than grow their business, write for the Guardian, or speak on a panel. It is a real opportunity to use the access and wealth obtained by the few, for the benefit of the many. What will you do? Read the rest here:
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 01:12:41 +0000
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