Drawing inspiration from within

Too often Africa has been portrayed as a backwater festering with poverty, ignorance and hopelessness. Images supporting only this perspective are flaunted in the international media. I used to watch Inside Africa on CNN, longing to see positive images from anywhere on the continent, but they were rare and eventually i decided not to watch that program any further. I decided to search independantly for good news about Africa. After all, this is my home and it would be fatuous of me to expect some foreign people to tell me about myself and my continent. I was well aware of every regressive thing happening on the African continent, to the point where i was saturated with such information and began to wonder if indeed the detractors were correct in their assessments. I wondered if the bulk of Africans would always be caught in a neverending tale of poverty and despair and whether bowed faces and broken spirits characterised who we are as a people.

My search soon dispelled that perspective as i came across stories of Africans who are innovative, who are combatting poverty, who have a vision for this continent and who believe in the fact that we are able to make this continent a better place for future generations. I received affirmation of what i always believed though i had not seen in the international media, Africans are crafting solutions to the problems facing them.

This blog is going to follow the stories of Africans making a difference on this continent and positive news pertaining to the continent in general. This is the good news blog about Africa. Take a seat and make yourself comfortable.