À quand la cocaïne équitable?

Dans l'Observer d'aujourd'hui, Antonio Maria Costa, directeur exécutif de l’Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime, dénonce l'insouciance des célébrités qui consomment de la cocaïne sans se soucier des dommages sociaux causés par son commerce, particulièrement en Afrique.

Within Europe in recent years, a few influential pop stars and other fashion-conscious celebrities have been at the forefront of efforts to improve living standards in Africa. Bob Geldof's Live Aid concerts and Bono's Drop the Debt campaign have been vital in raising political awareness and money to tackle the continent's economic crisis. Stopping the trade in blood diamonds and promoting fair trade with Africa have been two other favoured causes of the celebrity elite.

And yet for every rebel with a cause, there are 10 others without a clue. While some well-meaning pop idols and film stars might rage against suffering in Africa, their work is being undermined by the drug habits of careless peers such as Kate Moss. For the cocaine used in Europe passes through impoverished countries in west Africa, where the drugs trade is causing untold misery, corruption, violence and instability.

Le lien: Antonio Maria Costa: Every line of cocaine means a little part of Africa dies | The Observer.