Comments on: The Dark Continent: It’s Still Dark http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/ Where Africa and Technology Collide! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ochuko http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-2/#comment-415549 ochuko Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:55:49 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-415549 wow....so great thinkers here, with people like you devoting time to African study, we Africans can boast of having a feature not the dark Europeans presumed wow….so great thinkers here, with people like you devoting time to African study, we Africans can boast of having a feature not the dark Europeans presumed

]]> By: New Media + Journalism = National Development? | Simple observations on technology & innovations http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-404698 New Media + Journalism = National Development? | Simple observations on technology & innovations Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:58:50 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-404698 [...] in the conservative and underprivileged groups? According to Erik Hersman in his article, “THE DARK CONTINENT: ITS STILL DARK”, he states that “Those who create, develop and invest in new technologies are the ones who [...] [...] in the conservative and underprivileged groups? According to Erik Hersman in his article, “THE DARK CONTINENT: ITS STILL DARK”, he states that “Those who create, develop and invest in new technologies are the ones who [...]

]]> By: Design firms and more news from the dark continent* | Upperlab Blogs http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-375229 Design firms and more news from the dark continent* | Upperlab Blogs Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:09:47 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-375229 [...] The dark continent is still dark is a quite famous post that appeared a  few years ago on the blog White African..interesting read [...] [...] The dark continent is still dark is a quite famous post that appeared a  few years ago on the blog White African..interesting read [...]

]]> By: Africa, Inequities, and Casualties of Climate Change « worldbliss http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-337270 Africa, Inequities, and Casualties of Climate Change « worldbliss Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:16:34 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-337270 [...] stark contrasts on the Mother Continent, each of our genomic home – a term I prefer to the Dark Continent the colonialist expression that still lingers over Africa. Living and working in Africa [...] [...] stark contrasts on the Mother Continent, each of our genomic home – a term I prefer to the Dark Continent the colonialist expression that still lingers over Africa. Living and working in Africa [...]

]]> By: New Media + Journalism = National Development? « Efi's thoughts http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-191189 New Media + Journalism = National Development? « Efi's thoughts Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:32:40 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-191189 [...] in the conservative and underprivileged groups? According to Erik Hersman in his article, “THE DARK CONTINENT: ITS STILL DARK”, he states [...] [...] in the conservative and underprivileged groups? According to Erik Hersman in his article, “THE DARK CONTINENT: ITS STILL DARK”, he states [...]

]]> By: Africa http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-185221 Africa Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:09:43 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-185221 I have a Dream that one day, All Europeans leave Africa and its natural resources TO AFRICAN PEOPLE. Of course this will mean the down fall of Europe as we know it, because we all know that the CAUSE is Europe and the AFFECT is poverty and economic trauma for African people especially Sub Saharan Africa. I can’t believe your blog did NOT MENTION this; don’t try to be nice or sympathetic, because I know and everyone else knows you are not (its business; we know) I simply wish EUROPE accept that they are not welcome, NOT AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN DOING, AND IS STILL DOING TO AFRICA. PS: I HOPE EUROPE DOES GO BANKRUPT. AN EYE FOR AN EYE I have a Dream that one day,
All Europeans leave Africa and its natural resources TO AFRICAN PEOPLE.
Of course this will mean the down fall of Europe as we know it, because we all know that the CAUSE is Europe and the AFFECT is poverty and economic trauma for African people especially Sub Saharan Africa.

I can’t believe your blog did NOT MENTION this; don’t try to be nice or sympathetic, because I know and everyone else knows you are not (its business; we know)

I simply wish EUROPE accept that they are not welcome, NOT AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN DOING, AND IS STILL DOING TO AFRICA.

PS: I HOPE EUROPE DOES GO BANKRUPT. AN EYE FOR AN EYE

]]> By: King Evans http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-159117 King Evans Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:47:11 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-159117 These are interesting lines of thought from great guys who realise the need for Africa and Afrians to wake up. Its a pitty we've been sleeping for a long time and it seems there is no waking up for us; is that a peaceful transition to death or just a coma situation which might just leave us one day? Africans are great people but its only unfortunate that the people who have the opportunity to lead has turned every other person into (1) Perpetual Slaves (2) Perpetual Criminals (3) Morons , who are confused and dont know which step to take next. This is the Africa many leaders have helped shape. I am writing from the perspective of a Nigerian who is now resident in a far-away country to make ends meet. I am quite sure many Africans feel this way too. How often do we travel and tender our passports and the lady behind the counter frowns and ask if you are the person in that passport or takes measures to scrutinise you or even search you beyond what her duty entails. Many people in Zimbabwe today have become slaves in their own country, not to a white man, but to their own leaders who takes joy in seeing his people suffer. What do we have to say of a great country like Nigeria that has all the great resources that could make the entire world stand still, yet 2/3 of its population go hungry for the greater part of each day; those who are lucky to have somethings loose as a result of a certain leaders selfishness who wakes up one morning and realizes that he has not banned the importation of power generating set and goes on to ban it with out due consultation with the house of assembly or even the minister for pwer and steel; even when he has failed or chosen not to give the country electricity supply for good 2 hours. How about removing a state administrator just because he has refused to share/loot the state money with him and decided rather to use it and better the peoples life with good roads? The most of African youths wander the streets of foriegn lands without having a sense of where they are going; what they will do; how to survive, its really pathetic. I am hopeful that African youths of today will take advantage of the technology made available to advance themselves and their cause too. I also hope the youths will make positive moves politically to change the trend we were born into; the lifestyle of corruption and greed that has made us miserable in the sight of others. I hope things will surely get better if we believe. These are interesting lines of thought from great guys who realise the need for Africa and Afrians to wake up. Its a pitty we’ve been sleeping for a long time and it seems there is no waking up for us; is that a peaceful transition to death or just a coma situation which might just leave us one day? Africans are great people but its only unfortunate that the people who have the opportunity to lead has turned every other person into (1) Perpetual Slaves (2) Perpetual Criminals (3) Morons , who are confused and dont know which step to take next.
This is the Africa many leaders have helped shape. I am writing from the perspective of a Nigerian who is now resident in a far-away country to make ends meet. I am quite sure many Africans feel this way too. How often do we travel and tender our passports and the lady behind the counter frowns and ask if you are the person in that passport or takes measures to scrutinise you or even search you beyond what her duty entails.
Many people in Zimbabwe today have become slaves in their own country, not to a white man, but to their own leaders who takes joy in seeing his people suffer.
What do we have to say of a great country like Nigeria that has all the great resources that could make the entire world stand still, yet 2/3 of its population go hungry for the greater part of each day; those who are lucky to have somethings loose as a result of a certain leaders selfishness who wakes up one morning and realizes that he has not banned the importation of power generating set and goes on to ban it with out due consultation with the house of assembly or even the minister for pwer and steel; even when he has failed or chosen not to give the country electricity supply for good 2 hours.
How about removing a state administrator just because he has refused to share/loot the state money with him and decided rather to use it and better the peoples life with good roads?
The most of African youths wander the streets of foriegn lands without having a sense of where they are going; what they will do; how to survive, its really pathetic.
I am hopeful that African youths of today will take advantage of the technology made available to advance themselves and their cause too.
I also hope the youths will make positive moves politically to change the trend we were born into; the lifestyle of corruption and greed that has made us miserable in the sight of others.
I hope things will surely get better if we believe.

]]> By: Glenn Snead http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-145984 Glenn Snead Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:22:05 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-145984 Hash, I stumbled on your website via Make's RSS feed and AfriGadget. I agree that the world knows little about Africa, and a tiny bit more about itself. Most people live on what they think they know, bouncing it off of those that surround them who believe the same foolish things. On the tech front, it's amazing to see how the OLPC project has pushed down costs. Netbooks succeed where UMPCs failed. TechCrunch's web-only tablet may cost even less. As early adopters snatch these products up, who knows where component prices will end up? It will be a facinating time in which to live. From what I've read on your blog, Africa will be the next miracle challenging China's and India's growth. Just think, the only remaining dark place on Earth could be North Korea. Hash, I stumbled on your website via Make’s RSS feed and AfriGadget. I agree that the world knows little about Africa, and a tiny bit more about itself. Most people live on what they think they know, bouncing it off of those that surround them who believe the same foolish things.

On the tech front, it’s amazing to see how the OLPC project has pushed down costs. Netbooks succeed where UMPCs failed. TechCrunch’s web-only tablet may cost even less. As early adopters snatch these products up, who knows where component prices will end up? It will be a facinating time in which to live. From what I’ve read on your blog, Africa will be the next miracle challenging China’s and India’s growth.

Just think, the only remaining dark place on Earth could be North Korea.

]]> By: Udoh Cyril Mase http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-131942 Udoh Cyril Mase Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:07:09 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-131942 They say Africa is in the dark right... but before the Europeans came to the African coast, we were highly developed, we had structured systems of government/authority, communities have been formed, and most Africans have been specializing in different aspects of life. When they came, the took away our able bodied men and woman to the West indies and other parts of Europe, we were heavily exploited and this was the begining of the problem we face today in Africa. Even today, due to the fact that government is in the hands of wrong people who claim to be good leaders, Africans leave their countries in search for greener pastures to other parts of the world, and lets be sincere, they contribute a big quota to the development of these countries. Take America for example, outsiders, mostly Africans have made her and are making her what she is today. African has never been in the dark, due to her contact with the Europeans all in the name of Civilization, she degenerated in every aspect. IF YOU ARE A REAL AFRICAN, LETS PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER AND BUILD AFRICA AGAIN. They say Africa is in the dark right… but before the Europeans came to the African coast, we were highly developed, we had structured systems of government/authority, communities have been formed, and most Africans have been specializing in different aspects of life. When they came, the took away our able bodied men and woman to the West indies and other parts of Europe, we were heavily exploited and this was the begining of the problem we face today in Africa. Even today, due to the fact that government is in the hands of wrong people who claim to be good leaders, Africans leave their countries in search for greener pastures to other parts of the world, and lets be sincere, they contribute a big quota to the development of these countries. Take America for example, outsiders, mostly Africans have made her and are making her what she is today. African has never been in the dark, due to her contact with the Europeans all in the name of Civilization, she degenerated in every aspect. IF YOU ARE A REAL AFRICAN, LETS PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER AND BUILD AFRICA AGAIN.

]]> By: The Dark Continent: A new meaning « Screening Africa 3 http://whiteafrican.com/2006/03/02/the-dark-continent-its-still-dark/comment-page-1/#comment-130996 The Dark Continent: A new meaning « Screening Africa 3 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:47:51 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=182#comment-130996 [...] and they are viewing Europe as one of the most secularized part of the world.The second site, The Dark Continent: It’s still Dark, focuses on Africa as the dark continent still, but the gaze is from the eyes of a “White [...] [...] and they are viewing Europe as one of the most secularized part of the world.The second site, The Dark Continent: It’s still Dark, focuses on Africa as the dark continent still, but the gaze is from the eyes of a “White [...]

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