2005 baraza wake up

Ma’ Africa: 

Ma’ Africa

Wangari Mathaai: 

Wangari Mathaai Patrice Lumumba

Mount Kenya: 

Mount Kenya Mount Mulanje, Malawi

Fouta Djalon Plateau, Guinea : 

Fouta Djalon Plateau, Guinea Beach in Madagascar

Kenyatta Avenue,(arch celebrating Kenya’s independence): 

Kenyatta Avenue,(arch celebrating Kenya’s independence)

Cairo, Egypt: 

Cairo, Egypt Old Town Asmara, Eritrea

Downtown Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire: 

Downtown Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire View of Mountain, DRC

The first Muslim and African female Olympic champion: 

The first Muslim and African female Olympic champion

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Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia Kenyan runners

Time to Build A New Day : 

Time to Build A New Day

The World has changed so very much from what it used to be……: 

The World has changed so very much from what it used to be…… 4 woman Prime Ministers in the world; 2 in Africa - Mozambique and São Tomé e Princípe. 2 African countries among highest in the world in percentage of women Cabinet level officials Rwanda 9 women and 22 men South Africa 13 women and 15 men (also, 10 female Deputy Ministers and 11 male) (US ~ Bush’s cabinet has only 4 women and 17 men)

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Rwanda #1 in the world in percentage of women parliamentarians. 3 African countries — Rwanda, Mozambique, South Africa—rank among top 15, with more than 30% women parliamentarians, Ranked 49, 60 and 70 are the United Kingdom, the United States and France. Source: World Map of Women in Politics 2005

Wake Up All The Builders…It’s Time To Build A New Land….: 

Wake Up All The Builders…It’s Time To Build A New Land…. South Africa Swaziland and Mozambique agreed to jointly develop the Lubombo region (borders all 3 countries). The key obstacle was the high prevalence of malaria in the region. Working together, all 3 countries formed The Regional Malarial Control Commission (RMCC) which worked out a scheme to reduce the mosquitoes. Then implemented a region wide program to give anti-malarial drugs.

Progress Through UNITY……: 

Progress Through UNITY……

No more backwards thinkin', time for thinkin' ahead…..: 

No more backwards thinkin', time for thinkin' ahead….. Working together across borders is a triumph. With Responsible government + attention to public health, it is possible for African countries to provide their citizens appropriate health care. The Bush administration limits access to AIDS treatment saying that African countries don’t have the infrastructure for proper administration of drugs. Lubombo success exposes the falseness of this argument.

Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed….: 

Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed….

NO to COUPS!~: 

NO to COUPS!~ 1960-1980: 70 coups and 13 presidential assassinations End of cold war – loss of external patrons, less equipped to oppress people, more open to pressure from below 1990s: Benin – constitutional convention Mali – end of Traore Nigeria – Abacha challenged Morocco – populist organizing South Africa – Apartheid Toppled; MANDELA FREED!

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2005 – Strong African Union stance against coups (AU resolutions prohibit recognition of regimes that assume power unconstitutionally) Togo - AU pressures Gnassingbe, who took over after the death of his father, Eyadema, to hold competitive elections. Mauritania- AU suspended the membership of Mauritania. Called on the international community to support the return of constitutional rule in the country

Economic Change: 

Economic Change UN Human Development Report of 175 countries, countries in the least healthy condition ranking 151 to 175 were all on the African continent. Then there is Botswana. Botswana said no to IMF/WB controls. Botswana is the 1 country on the continent with sustained healthy growth and human development

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PEOPLE, PURPOSE, PROMISE…. CLAIMING OUR POWER CONTROLLING OUR DESTINY