It's a first hand report of what it's like for poor Africans who can't enter Europe. The writer is sympathetic, but does not cross the line into supporting what they were trying to do, force their way into a foreign land. Imagine the European enclave is your house and a mob wants to enter to live in it, eat your food and sleep in your beds. You would call the police. If they stayed outside just beyond your gate you would be nervous and afraid and want the police to protect you. That African nations have done such a poor job of creating fruitful economies is terrible, but it is their fault. Collectively, they have received and wasted or stolen billions. Europe can only absorb so many and should take in those who will make a contribution, not those who want welfare. Aid should go to those countries which show they can use it honestly and productively so that people can prosper at home.