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I got this message from a friend yesterday about this new website called Whive.com (based in Kenya), and I though that I should share it. It's pretty new, so it doesn't have many user yet, but its goal is to unite Africans through social networking. When they get enough helpers, they plan on introducing African languages like Kiswahili and Igbo (plus more) to their website. The site is also nicely designed!! Here is the message:

We at Whive.com are going to unite Kenya and Africa by doing the following.

Preserving African Languages starting with Kiswahili, Igbo, Yoruba, Kikuyu, Dholuo, etc.

Giving each African a Blog and access to SMS utility systems.

Connecting every African through Mobile phones at Whive.mobi and our partnership with Nokia.

Supporting African SME's through Classifieds advertising and Business loans and grants.

Educating as many Africans as possible through our Open University

Giving access to shares Markets and Commidities Markets.

Providing Daily news coverage

Jiunge Nasi - Join us Today - Click Here

What do you think?

[size=16pt]Mexico 'opens its arms' to immigrants[/size]

Mexico has taken steps to allow the increasing number of foreigners who flood into the country each year, whether legally or illegally, to apply for citizenship.

Most of Mexico's immigrants come from Central America, but at least one million of them arrive from United States.

Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras reports from the central Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende, where foreigners say they appreciate a simpler kind of life.

AlJ azeera

Wow, Mexico used to be notorious for harsh immigration policies. Nice to see this.

I admit that I don't know much about Islam, but my main qualm it the Arab supremacy (I have nothing against the religion itself, or people who practice it). I know not all Muslims are Arab, but the "Arabization" of millions of black Africans over the centuries simply cannot go unnoticed. A good example would be the Sudanese people (Northern), who had a very rich history before they were Arabized. While there are some Sudanese who are actually "Arab", they are very few in number and the vast majority of Muslims there are black African. Due to Arabization, pricelss artifacts dating from ancient black African civilizations were completely destroyed (it continues to this day if you read about the dams they're building there), black Africans were forced to abandon their native languages, and learn Arabic. Former Sudanese president Gaafar Nimeiry was very active in promoting pan-arabism; however, not all signs of black african culture are gone. For example, Somali women are known to have very colorful traditional dress, but a sweeping new wave of Islam originating from Saudi Arabia is helping accelerate the demise of their colorful dress with the "niqab".

Traditional Somali Dress:

[img]http://mathildasanthropologyblog.files./2008/07/somali-girls.jpg[/img]

Niqab:

[img]http://muhajabat.files./2009/03/779px-niqab.jpg[/img]

Sudanese Arabs:

https://www.juancole.com/graphics/janjawid.jpg

https://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/41484523_6a4752237c_o.jpg

Ancient Black African Civilization: Nubia

https://ancientneareast.tripod.com/IMAGES/SudanNubia.jpg

https://wysinger.homestead.com/files/medinet01_54_187.jpg

https://wysinger.homestead.com/houy21.jpg

https://wysinger.homestead.com/files/huy767_op_472x6000.jpg

https://wysinger.homestead.com/files/imagenubian.jpg

https://wysinger.homestead.com/e120277.jpg

https://wysinger.homestead.com/files/5h9uy55.jpg

https://wysinger.homestead.com/Nubian_Artifacts_op_800x600.jpg

I'm so late but. . . . . LWKMD!!!!!

I had to take my SAT this morning, and didn't have much time for a proper breakfast, so I ended up eating a granola bar. I just got back and now I'm DYING hungry.

Not true. In my neighborhood, there was an unfortunate incident to where the uncle raped his then 8 year old niece, and she ended up giving birth at age 9.

Nairaland is so f.ucking pathetic at times.

@ OP

Grow the f.uck up. Did you really have to dig into some archive to quench your tribalistic thirst?

Sensationalist title. This is [size=16pt]only for government officials[/size], South Africans aren't stupid enough to make their country visa free for ordinary Nigerians.

^ In the ultra-liberal state of New York, he is sure to receive a "slap on the wrist" sentence.

^ You are right, we typically do not commit these type of crimes, but this guy was already determined to be mentally unstable- even his family acknowledged it. Please don't be so quick to use the race card.

pawpaw for sure!

Just saw this on the nightly news. I only saw a glimpse of his face, but not the name. Had no idea he was Nigerian!!

Side note: has anyone else noticed how naijas in LA have been in the news so much lately? I think the cons of our growing population here are starting to show.

Nigerian medicare fraudsters: http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/22/organized-crimes-new-target-medicare-and-medicaid/

Nigerian arsonist: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-station-fire-person-of-interest,0,5381368.story

Soon we will rival London for number of bad headline.

Edit.

Look at this world hunger map:

https://img682.imageshack.us/img682/9490/worldhungermap.jpg

Hunger is worse in Botswana than it is in Nigeria.

That map you've shown is misleading, show me revenue. Botswana's economy is shrinking: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=a7RImikNVwpQ

Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, and they can put whatever bias on it they'd like (I found this out when I tried editing it, and someone went back and re-edited my stuff).

If anything, I would want Nigeria to be the exact opposite of Botswana. Do you know that over a quarter of Botswana's population is malnourished, even though it is supposedly a success story? http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/2009102125756/african-perspectives/half-a-million-batswana-are-hungry-fao-report.html

Their economy's dependence on minerals is far worse than Nigeria's dependence on oil. Their economy is expected to shrink by 20% this year. HIV/AIDS is also rampant here. You need to re-think this thread.

Btw, Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source.

@ canuck

Wow, this thread is sheer brilliance! You have described me down to a tee!

Him beating his meat is none of your business.

You fear god, but you are willing to commit adultery or rape your wife?

I want 5.

I don't agree with their lifestyle nor do I support them getting married, but that doesn't mean I will treat them wrong. They are humans too.

If that's the case, then why are there so many Albanians from Kosovo spread across western Europe??