Africa Today Including Madonna
Author: Davinos Greeno

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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