Tuesday, 19 June 2007

Why leave home

Asylum causes
There are many reasons why people opt to uproot themselves from the African continent and come go to Europe. Many times the journey is perilous and many loose their life along the way. As in the days of slavery, many African skeletons are dropping at the bottom of the Mediterranean ocean everyday today.

At the time of writing the number of refugees has gone up compared to last year. This is the political headline of convenience every now and then. When did refugee numbers ever go down? If you are in your own country, though you are a refugee, you are classified as displaced, either because of ethnic cleansing, internal war or strife or any other form of turmoil that leads to people moving from one location to another.

Weather
The boxing day of 26th December 2004 a day in the memory of millions around the world caused hundreds of thousands of people to be displaced because of Tsunami. Others sought safety outside the country.

War crimes
Like a Serpent gone mad on itself in a basket, Africa is devouring itself, with mad men leading a diabolical crusade of genocide and ethnic cleansing, all in the name of God. Just about every country on the continent has some conflict going on.

These and many other factors lead to people leaving Africa to seek safety of sorts in Europe. Determine the factors that caused you to leave.

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