Europe's Headache

For the past few weeks we have been seeing thousands of refugees from Syria heading towards Europe to seek asylum as they are running away from the war that has ravaged their once beautiful country, Syria. Boat loads of these Syrian refugees made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

This action taken by the Syrians was initially met with a hostile attitude by most of the European countries they are trying to move to. They stuck to that stance until the some of the Syrians drowned in the sea with majority of the casualties being women and children. Horrifying pictures of children washed ashore on the Turkish coast were splashed across the tabloids and on the television screens and this immediately caused a serious outrage throughout the world.

Now Europe will have to bear the brunt of the thousands of Syrian refugees knocking on their door seeking asylum and safe haven from the civil war ravaging their country. Germany, Britain, France and other European countries then agreed to accept a substantial number of the refugees.

This crisis is seen as the Law of Karma at work. Europe has to bear this headache and learn from it. Several questions come to mind: Who is responsible for the rise of ISIS in Syria, Libya and Iraq? What happened to the political solution suggested by the Russians to end the civil war in Syria? Where does the rebels in Syria and ISIS get their weapons from and their source of funding? Who benefits once the Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is kicked out of power?

It seems the plan did not work in Ukraine and the Russians were able to move in fast and thwart the efforts of the 'Invisible Hands' behind the Ukrainian crisis. This plan was to install a puppet regime in Ukraine and cripple the Russian Naval fleet in Crimea but this did not work. Now the other plan was to make sure Syria had a puppet regime and with Assad kicked out, their friends in Qatar will pump gas through Syria to Turkey and then to Europe. Thus, Europe will no longer depend on Russian gas and this will greatly affect the Russian economy and bring Russia down to her knees. Now this plan also seems to have backfired with weapons falling into the wrong hands thus the emergence of ISIS.

Europe must think of a political solution to the Syrian crisis and as the Syrian president said, he will only step down when Europe is able to deal with the terrorists in his country. Right now, it seems this civil war has turned into a proxy war with the Russians moving in to support the Syrian government to fight the rebels (terrorists).

The earlier a political solution is found to this Syrian crisis, the better for Europe as the Syrian refugees have nowhere to go but to cross the sea and come to Europe. This will be one headache for Europe that even all the pain killers in the world can not cure. Some headaches can be very serious and this one is more than serious for Europe to bear.

Burundi; Not Again In Africa

I have been monitoring reports on all media platforms about the unfortunate turn of events in Burundi for the past two weeks and it seems the situation is deteriorating with each passing day. I think the African Union and the International Community, especially the United Nations should impress on the incumbent President to drop his idea of seeking a third term in office.

The situation has to do with opposition parties protesting against President Pierre Nkurunziza's desire to seek a third term in office and have gone ahead to set a date for elections to be held. As a result of the protests, about twenty people have been confirmed dead with many of the protesters also injured as due to the manner in which the security forces are trying to quell the protests. This region has already had its share of violence and conflicts in recent years. Rwanda and DR  Congo have had their own share of conflicts with the former still trying to battle rebels who have hampered the country's stability for a long time.

Due to  the crisis in Burundi, hundreds of Burundians are fleeing across the borders to DR Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda. As usual the International Community will fold their arms and wait for the situation to get out of control then they will quickly evacuate their citizens and watch as the Burundians kill each other. I pray and hope it does not get to that level. The President of Burundi must be made to respect the Constitution which prevents him from seeking a third term in office. He must also be blamed for the deaths that occur as a result of the decision he has taken to disrespect the constitution. This situation must be nipped in the bud before it creates a serious humanitarian crisis in the region.

Its high time African leaders are made to know and understand that the countries they rule are not their personal properties. The African Union must be tough on this attitude of some African leaders who do everything possible to stay in power for as long as they want. Africa does not need another conflict such as the one simmering in Burundi. Innocent lives must not be sacrificed due to the selfish ambitions of an individual and his cronies. #AfricanLivesMatter.