Monday 10 November 2008

South African musical legend Miriam Makeba dies

http://ap.google.com/media/ALeqM5gBpozZSHFOpbWu_l34LKYV71nsYQ?size=sMiriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after a concert in Italy. She was 76.

In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world — jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon — and sang for world leaders such as John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela.

"Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and disclocation which she felt for 31 long years. At the same time, her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us," Mandela said in a statement.

Wednesday 5 November 2008

The Day Africa liberated America



Who said this day would never come?

Africa is always considered by the West as a continent only well known for Poverty and wars. This has come to pass as this day, an African fought with the help of those poor African Americans to take over America in a hope to bring change. This man is none other than Senator Baraka Obama whom we African should be very very proud of and from now on we can even walk with our heads raised even higher knowing that we rule the world.

President-elect Barack Obama, speaks during the election party at the Grant Park in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. It was a very big and historic day for the world and for Africa as people from all walks of life on this day thousands came along to listen and show there support to the son of an African accept to take on this challenge head on as he could have challenged a Lion in the jungles of Africa.

Today ever African wherever you are, you should be very proud of yourself knowing that whatever the straggle, there is always an answer.
Dear brothers and sisters you can now see what happens if you exercise your democratic voting rights. Next time there is an election in any of our African country and we are not happy with the administration, lets always remember what change can elections bring if we all went out and voted with one voice. Our leaders should also be aware that if they allowed us to exercise our voting rights, then change can always happen.

We thank all those who Voted for this Man Obama because you have now shaped history.

Sunday 2 November 2008

Congo Crisis

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Africa do we really need to see this image of our own people esspecially children going through this form of conditions again and again? Why can't the leaders of these African nations Rwanda and Congo including the rebel leader STOP this now and save the lives of our people.
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Congolese soldiers and displaced civilians move into Goma on Wednesday, fleeing advancing rebels. More than 50,000 people are on the road, surely will there be peace in mother Africa? Nkunda has accused the Congolese government of failing to protect the Tutsi tribe from Rwandan Hutu militia in Congo. Can he surely tell us that whatever he is doing now is protecting any body if this is the image we can see of women, children and men suffering.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/africa/10/28/congo.fighting/art.congo.refugees.afp.gi.jpg

By the way this is not a convention but thousands of displaced Congolese on Tuesday lining the road near the Kibati camp north of Goma, Congo. This is the image the leaders want to see as they are not part of this group of people.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/africa/10/27/congo.united.nations/art.congo.afp.gi.jpg

These so called good guys are in Congo but what is their role in all this, can they really tell us wheter they are protecting any body or they are just joy riding around Congo and only protecting themselves.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/africa/10/15/congo.women/art.eve.congo.jpgA Congolese rape victim recovers at a hospital. Rape victims often face widespread rejection.

Did this woman really deserve all this?

"Obscene. Horrible. Out of control...." The activist tosses out a cluster of angry words, trying to describe what is, in some ways, indescribable.

She talks about a woman being gang-raped by 15 soldiers. Some violated with sticks and knives. Cannibalism.