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With the 2008 Beijing Olympics now over, it is time to look at how our beloved African countries did! 
Altogether africa won 40 medals with Kenya carrying the highest number of medals…It took home 14 medals and other countries that took home medals were Ethiopia which won 7 medals; followed by Zimbabwe and Nigeria which won 4 medals; followed by Algeria and Morocco which both won 2 medals each and finally followed by Tunisia, Cameroon, Sudan, Egypt, Mauritius, Togo and South africa whi... Read More

Started in the 16th century 
The white man came and took us 
Held us captive
And did not let us go. 
They captured more than 10 millions of us from Central and Western Africa 
We did not know each other 
We did not know where we were going
We knew nothing. They put us in large ships.  With no space to stretch our legs and arms 
They force fed us when we did not want to eat  They made us dance onboard for exercise. &... Read More

The Africans have shown a very good start at the Beijing Olympics so far with Algerian Soraya Haddad winning a bronze medal for the women’s judo game. Kirsty Coventry also grabbed a silver medal for Zimbabwe at the women’s 400 metres individual medley and there she displayed tremendous talent after being the first person to win a medal for the continent and also to win a medal of any colour on the third day of the Olympics. In addition to the women taking hold of the medals for Africa,... Read More

Often when there is a war in Africa, it is always the civilians that get hurt the most. This was the case in Somalia’s ghost town- Mogadishu, which is the capital city. A deadly bomb that was hidden under a pile of rubbish tore this southern part of the town into pieces while killing at least 20 people 10 of who were female street-cleaners. The bomb blast hit the middle of the southern neighbourhood where the women were sweeping the streets and it left about 35 people wounded- most of whom wer... Read More

Anyone heard of Serebra Connect?

Well it's only until recently a friend of mine informed me about this site and from his description of it, it sounded like one of those auction sites that allow service buyers to post their task requirements to a hub of freelancers who in turn bid to undertake the tasks. The service buyer then compares service quotes offered by the freelancers, has a look at their portfolios and makes an informed decision on which freelancer he/she wants to complete the ta... Read More

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