Moyo's calling for a full stop, barring emergency (non-repeating) aid. That includes things like mosquito nets - because it puts native African mosquito-net manufacturers out of business.

Pleasant? I don't find it pleasant that human beings are so incapable of helping one another. But with Africa in this much trouble, it may very well be a fact. There should be a limit to how much we suspect our own motives for inaction in the face of continued harm accomplished.