Of course there is violence all over the world. But in some parts of the world it is more prevalent than others, and large parts of Africa is a part of that. How much evidence do you need:
DRC, where people have been and are still being murdered every day, where there millions of refugees are trying to escape - even now?
Ruanda where millions of people were shamelessly murdered, women and children were raped, where there is disease and famine and millions of refugees fled during the conflict?
Zimbabwe, where first there was the gurilla war in the 70's, and more recently the uprising of mugabi, the murder of white farmers and anyone else who opposed him. Where 25% of the population is HIV positive - many of those children who have been raped by men who believe the myth that having sex with a virgin cures you of aids...
South Africa, where Johannesburg is considered the murder capital of the world, not because of every day crime but because of tribal violence. Where again, large numbers of the population are HIV positive...
Siera Leone, where children were used as soldiers to kill their own people...
This morning there was news of people having been killed in Ethiopia, and Ethiopia itself is known for having suffered severe famine.
Somalia - ditto,
Kenya, where there has been uprisings over the years, and where more recently it is considered unsafe due to infiltration of pirates from Somalia.
The fact that "well we did this and that a hundred years ago, and well there's violence elsewhere, and well our government is corrupt how dare you accuse other governments of being corrupt," is irrelevant. Just because British people have done similar doesn't mean that it's acceptable elsewhere. And surely no-one would argue that a majority of governments in Africa are corrupt - that doesn't make the people so, but if there wasn't quite so much corruption in African governments there wouldn't be quite so much need for foreign aid, because a good part of it would have made it to the actual heart of the cause for which it was intended.
If you've ever lived in Africa then you know that you don't walk around alone during the day let alone at night. You sleep with bars on your windows and probably a gun and a big dog. If you drive then you lock all the car doors because when you stop at traffic lights your car is likely to be car-jacked.
If you live on a farm you have a plan of escape should your farm be raded (and that's not just in Zimbabwe).
You know that if you are burgled you are likely to also be murdered.
And if you live in Africa, or know someone who does, then you likely know someone who has been a victim of violent crime - even someone who has been murdered.
I imagine that a lot of the people getting quite so outraged on this thread haven't actually ever been to Africa, apart from perhaps on a safari where they were well protected.
It has nothing to do with racism. It has to do with the fact that people have compassion fatigue - we have been hearing bbout conflict and the results thereof in many African countries for years. That's what comic relief is all about after all - often the causes we are talked into raising money for are the results of violent conflict. But hey let's all just sit back and pretend it doesn't happen and stick another to quid in the red nose box and blame our own governments for not giving enough aid rather than the corrupt governments of these countries.. And accuse anyone who dares say different of being a racist.