Aggo's relayed reportage was devoid of any personal comments, it was an
enlightening expose.
I do however laud and applaud your suggestion for contributions in cash or
kind to help alleviate the sufferings of the masses.
I believe most of us will be willing to channel some resources into that
pool. I thrust the AAM will take that challenge.

Mensah.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amakobe, Peter [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 8:40 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Sierra Leone tests a troubled region
>
> K.C., I believe Sir Aggo was just relaying a message from the BBC.  Let's
> not kill the messenger.  There are a lot of issues that need to be
> discussed
> by all of us.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K.C. EKE [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 8:34 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sierra Leone tests a troubled region
>
>
>      Can we avoid negative stories on any of our African countries?
> What are we doing up here to help our brothers and sisters suffering
> down there?  Will reading these articles and not doing anything about it
> solve any problems?  I would like to read from this e-mail system about
> AAM voices on how we can help Sierra Leone, and what we can do to stop
> the fight!  Nigeria has done this, Liberia has done that will not solve
> anything.  Let us not take pride in reading about the weakness or short
> coming of any of our countries.  That doesn't mean that we shouldn't be
> aware of the facts, but ask yourself what could be done to make the
> situation better!!  If you cannot do anything about it, pray for them,
> wish them well and don't be eager to read or publish another bad story
> about them.
>      Although we are here in America, we can not forget where we came
> from.  Reading about these articles and folding our hands means laughing
> at our own people.  I am yet to see positive stories about Africa in
> general carried out by the media.  Whenever you hear anything about us,
> it's something negative and we should not encourage it!!!  Despite the
> problems and hardships that our motherland is facing, I'm sure there are
> some good things going on there.  I'll say that because I just came back
> from there last week.  If the media will not talk good about us, let's
> talk good about us.  Let us encourage eachother.  Because of the
> situation in Sierra Leone people are starving, you know.  We could
> contribute some money up here and send to them or buy some food and
> medical materials and ship to them.  I hope somebody will look into
> this.
>
>
> KC Eke
>
>
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