February 2008 Entries
When it comes to finding peace as a nation, I think Jesus said it best...
Many of us here in the news room watched on Friday as the American embassy in Serbia was burning. Serbs angered by Kosovo's announcement of independence rampaged through the streets and took out their aggression on the embassy. It doesn't look like the instability in the region is going to change anytime soon. It's being fueled by leaders in the region.
I am not in the habit of posting a lot of funny, satirical stuff on the Africa Matters blog...but this is just too good not to pass along to you!
Perhaps some of my African friends reading this may not be familiar with the phrase, "baloney!" Baloney is a slice of lunch meat you would put on a sandwich...but what does this have to do with U.S. military bases in Africa?
Harambee is the official motto of Kenya in Kiswahili. It means "let us all pull together."
As the events in Kenya have unfolded over the past five weeks, I've been mulling over what could possibly be the answer to the crisis.
I woke up on this lazy Saturday morning listening to the news...rebels have taken the capital of Chad and are trying to oust President Deby. I thought I was dreaming! Sure there have been coup attempts before, but I don't remember them being this fast and furious. I hear it only took hours for the rebels to ride across Chad and drive into N'Djamena! (Read the whole story here.)