• 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, December 23, 2009

Infrastructure in small African towns

In my quest to make Africa a better place for ALL Africans,....I think,

If there was effective infrastructure in small African towns, the communities surrounding would never have to walk for miles.

Clinics would be apart of the infrastructure and children would stay alive longer and pregnant moms would still make it.

The people in the communities would have jobs operating from this buildings - therefore creating steady income.

There would be room for the local farmers to display their products - they wouldn't have to pay lots of money to have their veggies transported to a far away town.

A bookshop or library would be in there too - for all the children in the community to dream a better dream.

Sustainable development would happen due to the income coming from the would be restaurants, shops, clinics, bookstores, hotels, bike repair and auto repairs.

If this were the case in African small towns - things would be so much better.

Just another way to improve the lives of those that need it most.
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