Black man, you’re on your own: The West’s selective outrage

THE West’s selective outrage when it comes to the treatment or perceived treatment of white African citizens is a stark reminder of the double standards that persist in global politics.

When Zimbabwe’s then President Robert Mugabe perpetrated the Gukurahundi genocide, which targeted the people of Matabeleland and Midlands regions and resulted in an estimated 20 000 deaths and thousands of displacements between 1983 and 1987, the West remained eerily silent.

During that time, Mugabe became the darling of the West, even getting undeserved honorary degrees from Western universities.

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