Comments on: Obama’s presidency: What is there in it for Africa?

By: Zanzibar

Zanzibar — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:56:02 +0000

I’m not making any illusions about what’s coming next for Africa”
COTE D’IVOIRE

Honorat Hermann Kouassi is an advertiser at Océan Ogilvy in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. His blog.

“Despite his origins and the colour of his skin, Obama is the same as any other Democratic candidate: they glare everyone out with their total ignorance of the world outside the US. I’m not making any illusions about what’s coming next for Africa. To get out of the doldrums, we only have ourselves to count on. What Obama’s done is incredible, and he should indeed be celebrated, but he has nothing to do with us. He’s shown that there are no bounds for a man who believes in himself, and that’s something we’re in great need of in this continent.”

By: Gabra

Gabra — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:42:10 +0000

You Lazy Bum Africans!!!! Listen!!!! You get off your lazy plywood asses and get to work. You have the most of natural resources and huge reservoir of human resources. Stop squabbling on ethnic and religious lines and get to work. I am accosting you to get off your dead asses and start being creative and resourceful. Just look at Taiwanese, Siamese and Korean people. Where were they just 30-40 years ago? Stop dwelling too much on your past. Self pity will not take you any where to the promise land. Just look at yourself. You are leaving an utterly disgusting life. Nobody, I said nobody except you to blame for such humiliating life you are living. Just tell yourself – Enough is enough!!! Otherwise, what that former concentration camp capo and knucklehead professor at one those NY colleges said about you may be true. That you are genetically inferior to other races and that is why you are dumb and stupid. Now, instead for being irate and furious at me for saying this, just get to work. You bums!!!!!!

Otherwise, President Obama will have his hands full fixing the economic and diplomatic mess this great country is facing.

By: Azeb

Azeb — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:11:59 +0000

It is a good reminder from Mr. Shewa.
Every one of us has heard what the President -elect said about the world,und how he wants to deal with.This big DEAL is the wish of many freedom loving people and genuine democratic parties around the world. So those suffered nations of the world due to their own barbaric governments must organise themselves immediatelly to achieve their objectives. Tey will get from the new Administration in Washington a reliable support. They must be actors of their own affairs.
Mr. Shewa put it well.
“As I already said this is not going to happen if we, the children of Africa, sit with folded hands and expect Barrack Obama deliver a miracle. It only means we need hard and organized work.”
I would say on parts let the movement for democracy and freedom blossom again.
Let us create the atmosphere of Post -election 2005 abroad. Let the candle light light, let us put aside our minor differences, for we have not made any significant change.
Let us neutralise those who attempt to divide us.
Let HR2003 revive.
The problems facing our country are many. So the the struggle to resolve such problems is also manifold.
Unity is strengh, let us unite!