Western crime against Africa

A team of clowns has started a tour of refugee camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than half of those displaced are children.

The four performers, from the Spanish organisation Payasos Sin Fronteras (Clowns Without Borders), are on a 25-day tour of seven camps around Goma.

A spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency told the BBC that the clowns could help the children overcome their trauma.

I think clowns should have borders, real borders with dogs and electric fences. I also think that this is some sly scheme to scare already traumatized people out of trying to get to Europe.