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In Africa it seems to be all misery and
nothing but problems, in the past few months we have had the
attempted assassination of the Somali President, the invasion of
Northern Somali towns by Ethiopian troops, continuing ethnic
problems is Darfur (Sudan) and more than 20 people have been killed
in political clashes in the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, in the
latest round of elections.
To top this off, Madonna has been to
Africa to adopt a child called David, throwing Malawi into the
worlds media. A group of Malawian charities sought a court
injunction to try and block the pop star Madonnas bid to adopt a
baby boy. A group of Malawian charities said that pop star Madonnas
bid to adopt a boy was illegal and sought a court injunction
halting the adoption.
The charity obviously didnt have the power
(money, fame?) that Madonna has and the adopted baby arrived in UK
recently to start his new and privileged life. They have secured a
temporary 18-month custody order from the Malawi courts and hope to
adopt him formally. How is adopting individual children from
overseas going to help with the bigger problem of rampant child
poverty in Malawi? Does it matter? Is this not a case of child
trafficking?
Westminster Council, which covers the area
where Madonna lives in the UK has stated that they regularly
received applications from residents wishing to adopt from
overseas. I dont understand - Why is this the case when there are
hundreds of child in the UK that need adopting and a home just as
much as baby David. Would baby David not be better off in his own
extended family and community? Louise Richards, from War on Want,
added: "Madonna's step to adopt the baby is a well-meaning, but
misguided act." In the capital Lilongwe, it was claimed that the
courts had improperly waived Malawian laws to allow Madonna and
Ritchie custody because of their celebrity status. Two months ago
the pop superstar announced she was to donate three million dollars
(£1.6m) to the country through the Raising Malawi charity.
May that have had something to do with it I ask?
What ever next from this great
continent?
Well.... In Rwanda they are starting to
use the countrys first litter bins in the capital Kigali. They have
appeared in the centre of the city.
Ivory Coast did exceptionally well in the
2006 Soccer World Cup and there is an increasing number of African
players in the UK Premier League and throughout Europe.
Increasing oil prices are leading to a
boom in certain countries such as Nigeria which is using some of
the funds for education and other social programmes (I wont mention
recent reports that Nigerian leaders stole 380 billion dollars of
oil money in the past 40 years).
Many more African countries are now
opening up to attract tourists as the weather is nearly always good
and the Safaris and White Water Rafting has to be experienced to
believed!
Bono and Live Aid highlighted the problems
and the beauty of Africa, while showcasing African talent at a
concert in the UK which was echoed around the World.
African debt is decreasing in those
countries that has good governments
Once you add African music, dance, food,
crafts and culture you have one amazing continent!!!
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