Sanaga Peregrinations

On the BBC website, there is an amazing review of 2006 with cartoons on Africa(via the excellent Black Looks blog ). Check it out! Among the natural disasters faced by Africa, we also have Leadership. On elections in DRC On the fast growing influence of China in Africa Madonna's new accessory. "Et pendant ce temps..." you know the rest ! Happy New Year to all of you . May 2007 brings you peace, joy and success in all your endeavors! Christelle & Lydie Source images: BBC website Tags: Afrique , Africa , misc

Source image: Pernille blog Beautiful poster found during my internet musings. Act as one and give your voice to this powerful cause : fighting AIDS and extreme poverty. " ONE is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans – ONE by ONE – to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. " More information on this initiative can be found on the website one.org Tags: developpement

Le terme de mon agréable soirée d'hier fut d'aller voir le film Blood Diamonds avec Djimon Hounsou et Leonardo DiCaprio. Selon Wikipedia: " a blood diamond (also called a conflict diamond or a war diamond ) is a diamond mined in a war zone and sold, usually clandestinely, in order to finance an insurgent or invading army's war efforts . " L'action du film se situe en 1999 au Sierra Leone et restitue les événements qui ont conduits la communauté internationale a prendre des mesures contre l'importation illégale des " diamants de sang " et a adopter le processus de Kimberley certifiant que les diamants que vous achetez ne servent pas a alimenter des conflits armés comme en Sierra Leone, au Liberia ou encore en Cote d'Ivoire. Christelle m'ayant expressément demandé de ne pas raconter la trame du film , je limiterais mon propos a quelques remarques. Malgré la controverse et les critiques (il en faut!), je suis d'avis que c'est u...

Bear is Cool has some pretty good quotes on the issue. Thank you Olivier for that! The question "to boss or not to boss?" is a little bit flawed as the main challenge resides mainly in the leadership skills and abilities. I've been doing some readings on leadership and I strongly recommend the following books: The first 90 days : Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels, from Michael Watkins. Right from the Start : Taking Charge in a New Leadership from Dan Ciampa and Michael Watkins. Tags: Business , leadership

" Kwanzaa (or Kwaanza ) is a week-long Pan-African secular holiday primarily honoring African-American heritage. It is observed from December 26 to January 1 each year, almost exclusively in the US. Kwanzaa consists of seven days of celebration, featuring activities such as candle-lighting and pouring of libations , and culminating in a feast and gift-giving. It was founded by Ron Karenga , and first celebrated from December 26, 1966, to January 1, 1967. Karenga calls Kwanzaa the African American branch of "first fruits" celebrations of classical African cultures. " Source Wikipedia As for the different meaning of each day, please read below: December 26th Unity (Umoja) December 27th Self-Determination (Kujichagulia) December 28th Collective Work & Responsibility (Ujima) December 29th Cooperative Economics (Ujamaa) December 30th Purpose (Nia) December 31st Creativity (Kuumba) January 1st Faith (Imani) Source image: Ask.com Tags: misc

(via Africa Unchained ) Un article intéressant sur le site Knowledge@Wharton sur l'activiste sud-africaine Mamphela Ramphele . Mme Ramphele est une ancienne Directrice generale de la Banque Mondiale, et maintenant présidente de Circle Capital Ventures, un fond d'investissements. Durant la dernière conférence de Wharton sur le business en Afrique, elle a affirmé que le continent " avait fait des efforts historiques pour affirmer une bonne gouvernance, construire des institutions fortes et combattre la corruption " contribuant a améliorer le climat politique et des affaires en Afrique, avec des initiatives notables telles que le NEPAD, la creation d'un Forum Africain, et la fondation Mo Ibrahim avec son prix pour le meilleur leader Africain. Le point de vue de Mme Ramphele est rafraîchissant en ce qu'il contraste avec les points de vue habituellement exprimés ca et la sur l'état du continent. Extraits: " Average annual GNP growth in African countr...

Some interesting links on Nigerian politics. The debate has heated up between the President Obasanjo and his cronies against the Vice-President Abubakar. Atiku Abubakar will run for the presidential election under the flag of the opposition party Action Congress (AC). Against him and among many others, we'll see Umaru Musa Yar'Adua running under the PDP colors (the party of Obasanjo). Abubakar was suspended from the PDP earlier this year and is under investigation for alleged corruptions charges. The last episode of this political soap occured when Nigeria's government has announced that President Olusegun Obasanjo is to replace Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. (via BBC ). Regarding the presidential possibles we may have a ticket Yar'Adua-Jonathan running against a combo Abubakar-Duke. (via Reuters ) " Nigerian ruling party presidential candidate Umaru Yar'Adua said on Sunday Goodluck Jonathan, governor of Bayelsa state in the oil-producing Niger Delta, would be...