One of the most shameful aspects of contemporary African life is the rate at which women die in the process of giving birth. Because of the dismal lack of healthcare facilities in many African countries, women's life often hang on the balance each time they are about to give birth. This case of Sierra Leone, whose diamond has been looted by successive leaders, is so pitiful that the country is now being helped by the UN and UK. When will African men, especially those in power, love their women enough to fight so that they may not die like flies in childbirth? These rapacious men are culpable for every woman who has died in childbirth. It is a shame!
For more, see this NYT piece.
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