Some westerners are often surprised when they visit Africa for the first time and see happy faces all around them. They are often surprised why because the Africa they see and hear about in the news is quite different from the Africa they find when they come to visit the continent. Some expect nothing but pain and misery just like the Africa they see on CNN, BBC and the rest. Some
China is a communist country and does not play with its natural resources. Tamper with any natural resource in China and you will most likely be executed. Why then is China in Africa happily exploiting our natural resources? Why then is China in Africa triumphantly destroying our forest reserves and wildlife? Why then is China in Africa boldly destroying our agricultural lands and water bodies
Some of the peacekeepers sent to Africa often take advantage of poor local communities and in some cases, sexually abuse young boys and girls. They come in as angels but end up taking advantage of our pains and sorrows. They take advantage of our fragile conditions and exploit us for personal gains and they do all these and many more in uniforms. They are "helping" us so who are we to complain
Africa is not some small village located somewhere at the tip of the world and Africa is not some small country located somewhere at the corner of the globe. Africa is not some small country full of hungry mouths and diseases and Africa is not some small town full of nothing but poverty and war. Africa is a continent. Africa is the second largest continent on planet earth with over a billion
Not so many people know and not so many people understand. Why? Because the few who know do not share and the few who understand do not explain and so the story continues but in silent dreams - dreams full of several "whats" and "whys". The very few good Samaritans who decide to share what they know are often handsomely rewarded with early graves while the very few who try to explain, end up with
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Africa is the land of many sounds. Africa is the rhythm of life. We dance not to the beat of the sounds but to the rhythm of the drums. We dance not just to the rhythms we hear but also to the rhythms we do not hear. Some people think they know but they do not know. Some people think they understand but they do not understand. There are several things we Africans do not know and there are
