• I dream of the day when these, the African mathematicians and computer specialists in Washington and New York, the African physicists, engineers, doctors, business managers and economists, will return from London and Manchester and Paris and Brussels to add to the African pool of brain power, to enquire into and find solutions to Africa's problems and challenges, to open the African door to the world of knowledge, to elevate Africa's place within the universe of research the information of new knowledge, education and information -Thambo Mbeki, former South African President
  • They therefore concluded that “the findings of this (and other) surveys indicate that coverage of Africa, by the leading sources of American media is, at best, dismissive of the continent’s progress and potential, and thus leading to continued ‘exotification’ and marginalization of the African continent. At worst, coverage disregards recent trends toward democratization, thus betraying an almost contemptuous lack of interest in the potential and progress being achieved on the continent.”

Above excerpt is from a writer: Gbemisola Olujobi

  • By Gbemisola Olujobi - The Africa You Need to Know - Posted on Nov 28, 2006 See Full Article above

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Nakumatt Fire in Nairobi

You know what....sometimes i cry when i think about the people who perished in the Nakumatt fire in Nairobi....yeah, i know It's not like people haven't died before in fire, but it's sad cuz they did not see it coming, and those who did could not escape..apparently, the EXIT signs lead to cemented dead end tunnels. And the story about the employees closing the doors asking customers to pay before leaving???? oh my God!

That to me is something that I would never understand. How....is it that at this time and age, being a metropolitan city in training, one that boasts of being an International major point of entry to the East African Market, and a city that has some of the best restaurants, hotels and International companies in Africa. Nakumatt and other similar public places should have posted Safety and Environmental Health Regulations and Requirements on the entrace way. This is not something to think about. It should be mandatory, and no one company that doesn't adhere to these regulations be allowed to exist.
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