I hum the tune,
Of the lonely hearts
I stare at the dune,
As the sandstorm starts
Earlier on, I had promised that I would write a
sequel to the blog entry African Solutions Part 1. Honestly, this was
not one of the best pieces, but nonetheless it was a subtle introduction
to this hard-hitting piece. By the end of this post, I am very certain
that quite a number of the so-called Pan-Africanists will hold their
barrels at me, firing salvo after salvo. By this I do not try to demean
Pan-Africanism by any account, rather, I am only purging the
misconceptions that be.
What is so unique about the HIV virus? It is its ability to
mutate, hence its become very difficult to subdue. So, why am I talking
about HIV?
Because its modus operandi is similar to that of the
Ethnicity Virus. It never seems to be effectively subdued, because of
its mutating nature.
Internet based social networking tools are one
of the best things that have happened thus far; also one of the
deadliest vectors of the Ethnicity virus. But this sounds TOTALLY
OUTRAGEOUS!!
Africa is usually perceived as a perennially
troubled continent; drought, famine, disease, conflict and any other
imaginable ‘dark’ thing. Yet, it is the most endowed continent in the
entire planet. True, this explanation is a cliché, one which people
cite, and shrug off, yet it continues to be a growing cancer in our own
continent. Every nation on the planet is striving for developed:
increased growth domestic product (GDP) and GDP per capita. Technology
is taking root in most African societies, especially mobile telephony.
But then, we still have the same perennial problems. What actually ails
Africa? This, ladies and gentlemen, is not the million dollar question,
but rather, the life saving question that should be posed by all and
sundry who really care about this lovely continent.
So,
recently, there has been much talk on the Green Economy as the
pathway to a sustainable future. This is the core ideology on which
the entire sustainable development revolution is hinged on, and is
the rallying call for the forthcoming epic conference in June 2012,
in Rio de Janeiro – Rio+20 (Earth Summit). But the Green Economy
report which has been prepared by UNEP is quite extensive, over 600
pages long, and this has been quite a challenge to many people.
The Voice of Children and Youth for Rio+20
2011 Tunza International Children and Youth Conference
Bandung Declaration
October 1, 2011
§1
We, the delegates to the 2011 Tunza International Children and Youth Conference
representing 118 different countries, are united in calling upon world leaders to
move to a sustainable development pathway that safeguards the Earth and its
people for our generation and generations to come. We urge governments to
respond to and not ignore the demands of the children and youth.
Section 1: Rio+20 and the Promises to Our Generation