• 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

Why is the African image so negative?

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Monday, September 14, 2009

Well, i managed to do a few things this weekend:

Hike into the lakes (gotta love that)
Read The Shack (everyone human being who walks on the face of the earth must read)
Missed church (not recommended)
Told my mom-in-law that i loved her (doesn't happen very often)

While hiking I found out that the earth and nature and all the beautiful things were created for us to enjoy and inhabit as we take care of it. Many a times, a lot of us ignore that factor and completely disregard God's intentions.

While reading The Shack, i realized that all my perceptions of God the Father, Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit were wrong. I have never felt so torn and broken. The Lord is full of mercy, grace and forgiveness. He is still mending me.

While missing church i thought about all our friends, the pastors and those that i see on Sundays, and one question came to mind: Do i go to church because of them?

While hugging my mom-in-law, I realized that I didn't have to pretend anymore. I realized that i didn't expect anything from her in return and that loving her for who she is, is demonstrating an unconditional love. A Jesus kind of love. A real, open and without reward kind of love.

It downed on me that my life, my worries, my successes, my failures and my hopes are not in my hands. Though i have eyes to see and ears to hear. Though i have hands to touch and a nose to smell, I could not possibly understand what the King of Kings has in store for me. I just have to trust in Him. Love Him without expecting anything from Him.

There is a lesson to be learned in all our doing.

Be a positive lesson. You never know who is learning.
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