http://www.solvingafrica.org/archives/844 Building A New African Dream Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:12:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.solvingafrica.org/archives/844/comment-page-1#comment-412 Amaka Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:47:44 +0000 http://www.solvingafrica.org/archives/844#comment-412 (click- the sound of the light bulb coming on) This is it! Honestly, i didn't realize that i was waiting for a write up that would link your book's title to your articles. Something that would say "i sampled this, i sampled that, and after tasting, i came up with..." and this is what Kenya Part 4 does. Although i always thought the AU was the closest to the United States of Africa than any other African body. The truth is that we Africans have to redefine our perception of SUCCESS. As it is, the average Nigeria does not believe that he is successful unless he can have the means to reach the "better part of life" abroad. We are not really trying to raise our standards of living in Africa, we are trying to raise ourselves, individually, to the point where we can afford to enjoy the higher standards of living abroad. We really shouldn't point fingers though, because we are all guilty of this. The average Nigerian does not fight for justice in the face of unfairness, he accepts that "level pass level" and "we go get there one day", so really, who will fight to ensure that we attain greater standards of living and life? (click- the sound of the light bulb coming on) This is it! Honestly, i didn’t realize that i was waiting for a write up that would link your book’s title to your articles. Something that would say “i sampled this, i sampled that, and after tasting, i came up with…” and this is what Kenya Part 4 does.
Although i always thought the AU was the closest to the United States of Africa than any other African body.
The truth is that we Africans have to redefine our perception of SUCCESS. As it is, the average Nigeria does not believe that he is successful unless he can have the means to reach the “better part of life” abroad. We are not really trying to raise our standards of living in Africa, we are trying to raise ourselves, individually, to the point where we can afford to enjoy the higher standards of living abroad. We really shouldn’t point fingers though, because we are all guilty of this.
The average Nigerian does not fight for justice in the face of unfairness, he accepts that “level pass level” and “we go get there one day”, so really, who will fight to ensure that we attain greater standards of living and life?

]]> http://www.solvingafrica.org/archives/844/comment-page-1#comment-398 Oyeyinka Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:43:00 +0000 http://www.solvingafrica.org/archives/844#comment-398 I think the psyche of the different regions are too varied to currently support a U.S.A, but I think the regional bodies like ECOWAS should integrate even further. I think when this happens the four or five resulting bodies will be able to work together even better. I think the psyche of the different regions are too varied to currently support a U.S.A, but I think the regional bodies like ECOWAS should integrate even further. I think when this happens the four or five resulting bodies will be able to work together even better.

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