With every Olympic Games new heroes and role models are born. Last year’s Olympics was no different, whether it was the story of Mo Farah of Britain, who came to the UK as a refugee when he was ten years old and ended up winning 2 goal medals for his host nation, or the story of Read more »
Our continent, over decades uncountable has been taken over by wars of many forms. It is a reality we have been born into and one which we have grown to accept. From tribal conflicts to religious to regional, we have allowed the Lords of War to capitalize on the hunger of our people and the inefficiencies of our governments to create such an environment that breeds crime which in turn breeds unrest. Since my mind reached such maturity that could acknowledge this reality, it has been one war after another with the hope every few years that things would get back to normal. Where civil unrest in The Gambia has been almost non-existent (touch wood) our land over the last few years has been taken over by another war...of words and ideologies.
When I look at our dear nation what exactly do I see? I see a different time from now when Kings ruled our soils and different families fought for control over lands that had little to offer, if not for anything but for ego.
Hands down my favorite blog post to date because I know how much this guy cares about Ethiopia and Africa as a whole. Meet my very good friend Hab. He was generous enough to let me share his journey back home to Ethiopia this summer. The common question that everybody gets asked "Where would you like to visit?", my default answer has always been Cuba. After going through Hab's photos, it is Ethiopia for me now.
Please excuse my rant but this is not one of my many superficial brain farts. Firstly, I'm mad because i just learnt my birth month "July" was named after Julius Caesar. That is the reason for this rant but I'll reserve my comments about him! hehe In case you were wondering, they are not too good.
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