Trapped in Lebanon: “I feel like I am nobody” I BBC Africa

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Trapped in Lebanon: “I feel like I am nobody” I BBC Africa


In the wake of Israeli bombings in Lebanon, many African migrant workers have been left abandoned by their employers, struggling to survive on their own. In this video, Amina and Fatima from Sierra Leone share their harrowing experiences. Fortunately, there is help at hand. Nigerian pastor Joseph Abolade and his family are using their church in…

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@minefazz4223

Where are their Embassies /countries to help?

@jeffreylewis5335

My God, how ungrateful can these people be. Please we have to do something to save these women who are treated and again mistreaded in such messd up situation and on top of that most of them are overworked and underpay. What's wrong with Africa? It's time to grow and take care and defend what's ours. God Bless Africa.

@edm5166

Africans still believing in a god that watched them enslaved, colonised and constantly discriminated on. Joke

@cushitepeople9165

Any African travelling to ghe Middle East for employment plesase please make sure thsg you're STRONG IN PRAYER, you NEED GOD IN THESE NATIONS

@bmwhp4497

u go to a muslim country as woman and hope for something good? thats madness

@msaylonna

Looking for a Nigerian lady by the name of Marvelous Kelvin from Jos Nigeria who traveled to Lebanon over a year ago to work.

@ErthaRizas

Nigerians flee their own country. The are everywhere. Africans really need to check their leaders. Going to other countries is not going to help Africans. You are the riches continent with corrupt leaders. God bless that this changes.

Kamala Harris needs to stop the war or get the hell out of the White House

@doreenramsey1016

If God allowed the madam and her entire family to be killed and you alone is alive, does not that tell you that ypu ate protect by your God? What are you crying for. Cry out to your God and he will save you. He promised to put Angels over ypu to protect you as the apple of his eyes. When they nomb each other you will be fine. You think our people in shinar amd iran are worried about their threats? Not at all. Not even hamath.

@dogsbees

Modern day slavery

@maryjane2965

Shame on the racist Arabs who left them behind!May they regret it one day!!

@serious1756

Believe me, nobody asked you to join their country, so stop the crying for help.
It's getting ridiculous and one should feel ashamed regarding the idiotic mindset some people keep showing by travelling to other countries instead helping your own.

@ranj9750

Blame T 🇮🇱.

@clevenecontent

Why are black Africans migrating to countries where the citizens get triggered seeing dark skin? It's like going into a snake nest. Your mental being is important.

@Reg44T

Why you there?

@DawnMorian

Go to your home u dont belong there

@kutlo1235

Sometimes its good to have pride/ego, it'll save you from a lot of disrespect 😮 why the f would you go to an Arab country as a black African?! Like are you serious 🙄 Those people are worse than whites. Are you not aware of history?! PRAYERS SENT

@GrahamKaali

Walk!!!
Check all these migrants WALKING to Europe!
Your in Lebanon 🤷🏿‍♂️

@ulyaka4781

Australia took all the citizens back to Australia. African countries abandoned their citizens.

@KYN_AFRICA

May the Lord protect His own.

@KYN_AFRICA

Israel gave warnings for long time but nobody took it serious.

@malessacooper6329

Africa has the potential to be a paradise. I can not understand why Africans can not live prosperously amongst their own brethren. Why are the so desperate to abandon their land which is wealthy? These Africans crying and complaining as if other countries are obligated to accommodate them. Arrogance and the Entitlement. Immigration in Europe and America has failed and now countries are taking notice. They are making it uncomfortable for foreigners to want to stay because their main priority is to their own people.

@bonfacewachira3297

Until we develop our sub Sahara Africa n remove unnecessary boundaries to allow free trade well 490yrs from now our grandkids will still be swimming to slavery 😮😮😮..is it a black curse

@Marvin-ut4xs

One Africa; Traore for president.

@manayesh

they'll learn to watch the news. the fake jewish state announced well in advance that they'd attack Lebanon, but these people continued to stay.

@Abuisraili55

Arabs are the most racist people in the world when it comes to Black people. Truly sad to see this…

@ChefbyMistake

Arabs treat blacks as low class.

@Jazzfestn

We are ALL "nobody"! Didn't you know?! Only the ELITE get what they want!

@temansem1936

Next time listen to advices from your government and citizens.

@ramatgan1

These people are paying the price of their ignorance. Everyone knows that in the arab countries they will suffer.

@jayrober4834

Stop migrating to the Arabian peninsula.
Almost 25 years of mistreatment and they still keep going to be mistreated.

@nathelondon3719

What are you doing in Lebanon? Go home

You haven't seen racism until you live in Asia

Modern day slavery and nobody talks about it.

@miltonkhemis4900

We have a great and rich continent but our useless leaders sold us to their evil Western Masters. Africa needs leaders like Ibrahim Traore

@jupiter144

Millions of people with African ancestory protesting in London for this war meanwhile this is how they treat our people.

@tru2

May God protect and see you through this Evil from Israel.

@BlackMan777-y6u

Good for them…..keep thinking 🤔 Else where is better than home.

@georgeikinya2779

God gave Africa everything but i think Him Almighty denied them something, which am yet to know. Its a shame Africans offering themselves as slave girls in war torn Arab countries while their leaders are stealing billions and billions of wealth in cohorts with foreigners.

Stay where you came from and this won't happen 🤷🤦

@corazondelince

This is heartbreaking. The Lebanese government has a lot on its plate, but migrant workers should be treated just like Lebanese citizens. They should get as much help as needed to either move further north to a safer zone or back to their home countries.

@ralphz1238

ARABS HATE BLACK PEOPLE LOOK AT DAFAR SUDAN, PALASTINIANS KILING ENS,LAVING BLACKS. Arab palastinians started black slave trade PALASTINIAN S,LAVERS BROUGHT BLACKS TO AMERICA

@DianeMonahan

All my empathy for Israeli citizens❤❤❤❤

@DianeMonahan

Even so-called ‘Palos’ are kept as eternal ‘refugees’ with no basic rights in Lebanon since AraFAT the Egyptian…..

@hadiba83

Their bosses probably fled to Africa to continue to lord it over Africans.

Please next time include a link where to support people like the Pastor. Thank you for reporting on this.

@lauraontiveros3432

Why do they just go home.

@enmn6001

The problem is their god can't protect them from the bombs..

@StewartCain-w7f

Waka Waka ey ey … Here is an idea , why not change your own countries so you don't have to leave ???