Dear African Leaders: Do Not Let Our Money Make America Great For Trump

Dear African Leaders

Recently the President of the United States of America went on record to describe our countries as shithole countries.

It is a free world. He is entitled to his opinion.

But we are entitled to our dignity, and your our leaders are the first line of defence for that.

American corporations are making billions from Africa. Oil companies are getting rich extracting oil from Nigeria, Angola, Libya among the many countries. Some of the richest companies in the world Microsft, Apple make billions from us and take the money to help make Trump what he is.

Next time you buy an iPhone or an iPad just remember that you are contributing to the salary of someone who calls you a shithole citizen.

When you click on your Windows desktop, just repeat the words, "I am a shithole, I am a shithole". Because for every Windows copy that you have bought remember you have contributed to the money that makes Donald Trump what he is.

When ever you hop into your Jeep Cherokee, Dodge or Chrysler imagine how much your have contributed to Trumps petulant ego.

It is therefore with your dignity and the dignity of the entire African people in mind, that I call upon you to think twice when you buy or use American products.

I have got no grudge against American people. Many of them are unfortunate and quite angry to find themselves under the leadership of someone who behaves as if his head is full of excreta from a goat with diarrhea. They make great friends to many of us.

But we need to make it clear that we are not happy with the insults Trump is directing our way.

Our plight is not just of our own making. Need I remind you of the colonial and slave owning activities of Trump's forefathers. Those activities made our continent a shithole, from which we are still trying to dig our way out.

We should not do so under a barrage of insults. We should not smile and chuckle when the racist mentality that led to slavery and colonialism is displayed with such unashamed abandon.

Therefore until Trump unreservedly apologizes or is out of office, let us make an effort to keep
money from shithole places from contributing to his power.

We need to show Mr Trump that we are not happy with his insults. We need to make it clear to him that African dignity matters.