Feedback (Page for your letters) Tanzania mourns the death of their President Dear Editor, This is the most shocking news of 2021 yet, the death of President John Magufuli, a very promising African leader and of course it does not matter what happens to him while he was alive but we cannot take away the amazing
records he has left behind in the country and should be copied by other African leaders. Within a short time, he has done more than many who have been there for more than three decades. I express my deep condolence for the death of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Honourable John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. Our condolences and solidarity to his family, his government and the brother Tanzanian people. May he rest in peace! Eventually we all would return to our maker. Let’s live knowing we’re mortal, and that one-day we shall be no more. The legacy we leave behind especially as leaders is important, so let’s serve our countries diligently & treat people right, because one day we shall be no more. Goodbye Magufuli. By Joel Ssenyonyi Kampala, Uganda
Teenage pregnancy on the increase in Ghana Dear Editor, Since the government shut down high schools a year ago to fight the coronavirus, the number of early pregnancies has increased dramatically and the government seem not to be bothered about this new baby boom in Ghana. Many of these girls are disadvantaged teenagers and from poor homes. While sexual activity among adolescents has increased, the vast majority are not using any form of contraception or protection, so the fears of increase infections including HIV/Aids are on the increase. According to a Ghanaian health survey, in 2020, only 18.6 percent of sexually active adolescents were using contraception. And abortion is not an option in this highly religious country either so who is to address this problem. Voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) is only allowed in cases of rape, incest, fetal impairment, or danger to the physical or mental health of the mother. What would happen to these children when born and to their teenage mothers? I am just worried and crying out loud and clear. The government should engage these teenagers.
Eritrea is treated unfairly
Dear Editor, The EU did not give further details on the sanctions placed on Eritrean accusing them of operating in Ethiopia northern province of Tigray but if they do not take this necessary action, the violence would spread into their country and it may result in total break out of war between the two countries. I wonder why the same measure is not taken against Ethiopia who is the aggressor in this matter. The atrocities of Ethiopia army are well documented and yet European Union or the United Nations has not sanction the Prime Minister. Rather the EU blacklisted Eritrea’s National Security Office, which is responsible for intelligence, interrogations and arrests. “The National Security Office is responsible for serious human rights violations in Eritrea, in particular arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances of persons and torture,” the EU said after foreign ministers of the 27-nation bloc agreed to the measures. Eritrea’s foreign ministry reacted by saying the EU’s decision was “malicious” and accused the bloc of bridging a divide between Eritrea and Ethiopia. It also said the EU was trying to bring back power to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). “The EU has no legal or moral prerogative for its decision and has merely invoked trumped-up charges to harass Eritrea for other ulterior motives,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. Thousands have been killed amid the fighting in Tigray and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes since the conflict erupted in November last year. Both Ethiopia and Eritrea have denied Eritrea using troops to fight in the Tigray conflict despite an Ethiopian general and witnesses reporting their presence. Who can help to mediate in this crisis and do not allow it to generate in full civil war. The civilian people are already displaced. By Farhan Mohamed Asmara, Eritrea www.thevoicenewsmagazine.com
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