The Chemical Thief: Why Africa is Losing Its Youth to the Search for an Escape
We need to have a real conversation about why we’re losing our brightest minds not to old age or malaria but to a chemical tide that’s sweeping across the continent.
For decades, the narrative was that Africa was just a “transit point” for international drug cartels. We were the bridge between South America and Europe. But that has changed. We’ve become the consumers. From the streets of Lagos to the suburbs of Nairobi and the townships of Cape Town, the “transit” has stopped, and the addiction has stayed.