Bom Dia- African Greetings

In Africa there are many cultures and 1500-2000 languages spoken in Africa. In this short article they provide many ways to greet someone in Africa. There are many ways to greet someone in African culture, in the video above the Lesotho school children are greeting a mission team with a song. But there are other greetings like Bom Dia which means good morning, or Bonjour. In Africa since there are different languages they have over 1,000 ways to say hello, unlike the U.S we say hello or hey.

The tshwane university is the largest recipient of the financial aid scheme. The university scheduled 8000 students and could have 60000 this year. There are always some that can't help, but they want to be able to cover that gap. They cannot expect the government to cover all of the countries needs. The higher education minister realizes the challenges that students are faced with. They need to manage the cash flow because sometimes the universities would commit beyond what they planned to agree on. It is important that they work closely so that they can manage properly. They readmitted a student that was in a wheel chair who was once told that he couldn't attend this university because of his disabilities. The university is planning on helping to fund for students who did not receive any funding. Will this be successful? 

Africa2Moon Mission

A non-profit organization from Cape Town called Foundation for Space Development South Africa is looking to get South Africa into space. They don't have the funds now, but they plan on getting the funds from an online website. South Africa hopes to go where they have never gone before. With the money that they will receive they propose to send a probe up to the moon. The goal that they have set for themselves is $150,000 which they hope to achieve by the end of January. So far, they have raised $21,600. Any extra money it is said to be used for an actual space program once they get there. Even with all these great achievements planned, there are some set backs. Adding a space program is just a cover up for the other problems in Africa, and that is where people see the problem. 

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/africa/africa2moon-mission/index.html

What is an African dress code?

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first elected president showed off his "Madiba shirt". Which is  "Flowery and loose-fitting ..." This shirt gave him "...relaxed - and some would say less formal - appearance." In Kenya the speaker of the national assemply "...presides over a parliament with one of the most rigid dressing codes in Africa." In Kenya "A suit and tie is compulsory for male members of Parliament...and anything less would cause an MP to be thrown out of the house." Despite being thrown out some of the Kenyan parliamentarians have tried to go against the dress code which they say is "...colonial and unAfrican." Some of them decided to actually go to the parliament with "...flowering Nigerian "agbada" robes - and of course getting thrown out for it." I understand why they want to look all professional while at the parliament but what I don't understand is why they can't wear what is an African outfit which fots their culture? It's not like it looks unprofessional. It makes them look like they are proud to be African and to represent for their home. 

Ebola Puts Adoptions In West Africa On Hold

Tessa and Joel Sanborn have been put on hold for the adoption of their 5-year-old son Devine due to the Ebola outbreak. The orphange is in Liberia is on hold due to a state of emergency. Their are several children which became orphans because they lost thier parents. "Some aid workers also say a shortage of food and supplies is making it difficult to care for those children..." Before the Ebola hit the country was "...attempting to overcome the ravages of war..." With the shortage of food and supplies their has been many  emergency funds. Even the Sanborn family and other family's "...have organized a good and supply drive for Devine's orphanage at local resturant." Liberia was a "...major partner with U.S. adoption agencies, but the situation has changed recently due to the complications unrelated to Ebola." Now the orphange in Liberia has decreasing numbers of adoptions, "...only 12 adoptions from Liberia by Americans in 2013, down from 353 in 2006." Anglin who is apart of the orphange's organization "...continues to track the status of orphans such as Devine, so she can update his parents. The impact of Ebola can be difficult to explain to a young child, she says."

Africa's economy is rising. Now what happens to it's food?

Over the last 10 years 

Africa's per capita income has grown to be identical to the rest of the worlds. The world is experiencing one of the greatest reductions in poverty. A middle class is finally starting to develop in west Africa. Some of the poorest countries are making rapid progress. Some of the most important questions that have been confronted about the rest of the developing world revolve around food.

The most common questions asked are, "Will the economic growth he broad enough to end the continents tragic famines?". The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation had spent over 3 million in grants on African Culture. They are financing programs to help Africa feed itself. The foundation planning to finance more scientific research that will research better food storage and more mobile phones. They write I'm their annual letter about their work that it can "drive massive property reduction and improve life across the continent. The income that societies devote to food has dropped eventhough the worlds population has grown to 7.3 million. As countries become richer they have less problems feeling themselves. The big problem with African agriculture is that roads are too narrow to transport grains and there is a lack of knowledge about crops. These problems will not fix themselves. Some experts criticize the Gates Foundation and what they are trying to do. Will those Africans who live entirely on starches be able to switch to a varied and more nutritious diet? 

Small car bomb explodes outside Mogadishu hotel

In the Somali capital outside of a hotel where Turkish delegates were preparing for the visit of their president, a car bomb exploded. During the attack three people were killed, including security officers. None of the Turkish people in the hotel were hurt in the blast. Al-Qaeda linked militants often carry out these attacks in Mogadish. This will be president Recep Tayyip erdogans second visit to Somalia. He first visited as the prime minister of turkey in 2011. Since then they have helped somalias government rebuild roads and schools. Because of the presidents visit there is extra right security in Mogadishu. An eyewitness says that he saw a vehicle "speeding along the main road and the driver turned into the Hotek SYL gate." They saw a "huge explosion, and smoke". They say that the presidents visit will still go as planned. Due to the Islamists group losing control of the capital in 2011, security has improved in the cities. But why are the staged suicide attacks still occurring?