Africa

Je ne suis pas né en Afrique, mais L’Afrique est né en moi.

GOVERNANCE – AFRICAN CONTINENT

AFRICAN CONTINENT, Cameroon, Non classé

WHAT WENT WRONG ???

Today, in most African countries the citizens are way ahead, hate and fear the Presidents for Life. The corruption, lack of health, education, jobs. The dreams have turned to dust.

WHY?

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Absolute power is the cancer of absolute corruption. Government by the power clique, for the clique. Forget the people. Subjugate the poor.

Cameroon, Uganda, Ruanda… presidents change the constitution in order to stay in power. To stay alive and avoid prosecution for corruption, killing, suppressing…

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Madiba said: « Africans don’t lack in ability, they lack opportunity ».

Yeah, like 70%+ unemployment, unless Daddy knows a Big Man.

WHAT TO DO?

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GOOD GOVERNMENT CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT GOOD OPPOSITION

Winston Churchill said to an adversary: « I detest your opinions, but I will fight for your right to express them ».

African Presidents, don’t arrest, silence, kill your political adversaries. Protect and treasure them. It is they that make you think harder, think better. Serve the people.

GOOD GOVERNANCE NEEDS GOOD OPPOSITION!

 

 

 

AFRICAN CATWALK

Africa, South Africa, Creativity, AFRICAN CATWALK, Fashion, Patricia Okello, Per-Anders Pettersson, TIME4AFRICA, Time4Fashion, ZEN4AFRICA

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A STAR IS BORN

Patricia Okello, 23 years, Ugandan model, now based in South Africa and shortly NYC – the Big Apple.
Patricia stars on the cover of African Catwalk, a beautiful fashion book by Swedish photographer Per-Anders Pettersson.
Bravo Patricia, by your intelligence, passion, sheer grit and beauty you made it from Kampala to Manhattan.

Once again the old adage holds true – Where there’s a will there’s a way.

 

PATRICIA OKELLO – FUTURE FASHION ICON – made in Africa.

CHILDREN OF APARTHEID

South Africa, TIME4AFRICA, ZEN4AFRICA

I AM AS I AM

I am 4 years old. When I grow up I want to be an airline pilot, heavyweight boxing champion of the world, president of my country. Why does the white man hold me back?

Feel me, touch me, see me. I am just like you.

My name is Tommy.
https://youtu.be/m7AHblQ3_oM

BLACK LIVES AND OPPORTUNITY MATTER!

FROM KRIBI WITH LOVE

TIME4AFRICA

Tracy at Kribi

BEAUTIFUL TRACY – ON FAMILY HOLIDAY

Last summer in Cameroon, Mom the 4 girls: Lorrie, Tracy, Klara, Léa and I hopped on a bus in Yaoundé, destination Kribi by sea for a long family weekend.

I love this profile photo of 11 year old Tracy  which again proves that African girls are the MOST beautiful. Just don’t tell Tracy – she’s too young to think about that for many years. But one day. . . watch this space.

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KRIBI FROM THE HOTEL – HEAVEN ON EARTH

Sundowner, not much more to say – a picture is worth 1000 words.

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KRIBI PORT & FISH MARKET

Fresh out of the ocean fish – prawns – crab, like you never tasted. And they don’t cost the farm. Dine ‘sur place’ every day of the week.

Lets’ not spoil it – a secret between you and me. Okay?

OH, I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE KRIBI SEASIDE.

THE CRYING GAME.

South Africa, TIME4AFRICA

 

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GUILTY AS CHARGED – 3 December 2015

He cried all the way thru the trial – scared shitless of being put where the sun doesn’t shine. And sure he got it, duh – that he had screwed up big time, losing his hero status, his sponsors, a zillion $$$ in legal fees and his lovely squeeze. To my simple cop mind he is guilty of a premeditated act with malice aforethought and intent to kill – his girlfriend, or a black burglar in the loo. He took a gun, shot 4 times thru the door, not to flush the loo nor to protect the PQ, but intending to kill, despite there being no threat manifested.
(Apartheid is in the past in RSA and it is no longer as kosher as Christmas to shoot a black man for peeing in a white man’s loo – except maybe in Ferguson, USA).
His crime was murder, murder most vile, your Honour. They say he’ll be outta the nick in 10 bleeding months.
Ps: maybe he should have pleaded « crime passionnel » suspecting the lady was having it off with the thief. That IS Oscar material, (Mel & Naomi).

Pps: to the people who tell me that this blog is in bloody poor taste – which it is, I remind them that slaughtering a young girl, and a parent’s child isn’t exakly Debrett non plus.