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The more people are informed, the more they become confident on whatever they are doing. Being well informed breeds confidence and thereby knowledge, and obviously knowledge is power as we are all aware (the few informed know this). Those who have knowledge have power and that number is very small really.
African people let us be cultured, believe in ourselves and dominate the knowledge-driven economy. Our natural resources have not yet been exhausted by the multimedia and we need to showcase that to the world. We need to show the world that we can improve the world other than die trying to impress anyone. Its high time Africa we realize that we can no longer feed from the floor but we take our position on the table.
How are we going to control our destiny at world conferences when all we can do is go begging for the reduction of our debts and even crying for more help out there? Why can we not use the advantage of these ICT initiatives to develop our own products and stop fattening western pockets? One writer concluded that there were more Mercedes-Benz cars in Africa than in Germany itself. Imagine every minister in an African government is supposed to have the latest model of a Mercedes-Benz.
It seems Africa we are the market for the western world when in effect the same donor money we use on their goods is the same they give to us for poverty and HIV/AIDS driven initiatives. By the way have you ever tried to check on what cars our NGO brothers drive? They just plough back donor money to the western powers.
In other words the most lucrative business to own and run in Africa today is an NGO. We have the scapegoat to use for that matter to drain money from western well wishers. Tell them about our politics, HIV/AIDS, poverty and obviously you will siphon a lot of money and resources that side.
Africa how long are we going to survive on other people’s pockets? How long are we going to be dumping grounds for used western clothes, dumping grounds for used cars? Information technology creates a way for us to develop and license our intellectual rights and Africa this is your chance.
Look at what all the well-cultured nations are doing. Maybe Africa it is because we have allowed ourselves to be a religious dumping ground? Malaysians believe in themselves and are so devoted to their religions and that has ushered them well into building a large knowledge-based economy base. The same applies also to India and other Asian states who are making it.
Be informed Africa, be informed sons and daughters of Africa. Arise and shine Africa for thy light is come, arise with one voice and tell the world that it is your turn now. Imagine how the western world prides itself in discovering the Victoria Falls when in essence there were already people in Africa knowing about it all along.
It is good that we are realizing we need information. So the ball is in our court whether to remain servants or to create hubs of information consumable online for our fellow Africans. I advise you that when you find time to chat away on a western chat room why can you not make that time conducive for indexing information on Africa over the internet.
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.”
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Richwell Phinias
Richwell Phinias is a Zimbabwean based website developer with a passion to use internet marketing platforms to help Africa's people and enterprise share their story among themselves and with the world. He is the founder and leader of the Dariro.com website.
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