• 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, March 25, 2009

This is my stand

My stand is that it's better to cultivate, work the land and reap the harvest. I should not eat off of my neighbor's floor.

My skills, experience, training and education have been cultivated for the last 12 years. I can see the fruits, and i love them. But i don't believe in stagnation and failure to produce more. I want to see more. Why is this? Because I have a God given right to keep learning, keep existing and keep living my life to the fullest. I desire to be a well rounded Christian, who is smart, clever, able and successful like everyone else who works hard, pays their dues and walks with God.

My stand is that America is already built and strengthened by it's patriotic citizens. This country is strong, wealthy, and has provided opportunities for millions of people across the globe, including myself. Well, it's time to go home and do the same for my country.

My stand is that if what i've gained in the last 12 years can not be maximized in the wealthiest, strongest, most famous country on earth, then isn't about time to maximize all of that in my home country? Building one house at a time, educating one child at a time, and training one unemployed youth at a time and helping put a plate of food on a hungry child's table, one at a time. That's my stand.
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