Evidence abounds that protocol will not salvage comatose South Sudan

For long, the mantra has been that African problems require African solutions. This stand arose from the West’s nosiness in African affairs and gained traction after the Chinese invasion of Africa. While the West attaches pre-aid governance conditions, the Chinese do not, instead preferring to keep clear of the internal politics of the countries they operate in. Thus, with the African leaders’ penchant for thievery, establishing rapport with the less inquisitive Chinese was the easier option.

Concerned more with the economic aspect of their interaction with African countries, and despite having a heavy presence in Kenya, the Chinese have not concerned themselves with the health of our neighbours, particularly the ailing, near comatose South Sudan. Neonatal sepsis set in soon after South Sudan was birthed by the Sudan in 2011 to become the world’s newest, most hopeful nation; a false hope, as it turned out.