I know it is easy for me to type this from where I live, but it isn't exactly a well kept secret that whiteys who live in Africa in countries with majority black rule there are pretty much cannon fodder. For a whitey there to say he thinks he can "work with" this kind of government... even if he's been there for while... I just can't bring myself to comprehend that.
Whether the guy is being naive or not has nothing to do with feeling sorry for him.
This man and his family are being exterminated. Anyone who ran and anyone who stayed should have freedom loving people’s sympathy.