http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/ Africans Chat & Discussion Forum Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:56:08 GMT Modupe Odusanya http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32792 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32792 No, there is no need for an indigenous African Language. As a Yoruba man, Swahili is still foreign to me just like English is. I do however accept English as a Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:44:26 GMT Fubara David-West http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32791 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32791 DEVELOPING STORY document.write(cnnRenderT1TimeStamp(1247325067369)); updated 27 minutes ago Obama: Promise of Africa 'yet to be fulfilled' U.S. President Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:33:45 GMT agendiaaloys http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32790 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32790 -- The President of the US is right to an extend and faulty to another. I agree that Africans are responsible for their destiny but the anti development Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:02:16 GMT shelley@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32789 there are some very tasteless jokes in the thought of fat folks are suseptible to swine flu, but i am too much of a lady and too fat myself to mention them. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:37:16 GMT Fubara David-West http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32788 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32788 Santayana's words are quite germane indeed.  Africans have been unwilling to learn from history.  I hope Frankyne is not failing to note a subtle point Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:45:13 GMT kcamm23063@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32787 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32787 I would like to hear your comments regarding President Obama's views of Africa's current economy. Do tyou feel he is spot on, or perhaps could have used Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:25:19 GMT Moderator Matto http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32786 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32786 AfrikTownCrier Promo... FestAfrica 2009 7th Annual African Festival formerly Naija Fest Serving & Touring Africa Promoting Tourism and Community Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:53:35 GMT Lil Joe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32785 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32785 Obama's Rollback Strategy: Honduras, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan (and the Boomerang Effect) James Petras The recent events in Honduras and Iran, which pit Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:53:21 GMT NOK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32784 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32784 African leaders ask G8 to honour pledges 10 Jul 2009 08:25:46 GMT Source: Reuters * G8 set to approve a $15 billion agriculture programme * Poor nations want Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:23:29 GMT Pamela Christopher http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32783 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32783 Hmmm..this is not right!  In these days of Obama?  So MLK and his sacrifices mean nothing to this community and the people??  I just watched this in ABC Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:32:46 GMT ChatAfrik Network Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32782 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32782 Get paid $REAL MONEY$ to express your views to the world. Columnists & Article Writers Wanted for www.AfrikArticles.com Join the Best, Brightest and Fearless Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:01:29 GMT ChatAfrik Network Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32781 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32781 Black Women and White Men and the Question of Marriage By Sabella Abidde | Published Today | Gender and Relationships There are enclaves where interracial Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:27:03 GMT AU Jar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32780 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32780 Why will the common persons continue to be denied the list human dignity? Nigerians should stand up and take back what is theirs, though never had. We cannot Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:24:50 GMT AU Jar http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32779 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32779 I had previously sent this out without any comments, just to allow time for all to digest the info. How does one expect the Niger Deltas to remain quiet in the Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:21:45 GMT Fubara David-West http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32778 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChatAfriK/message/32778 One thing should be clear: Soyinka was not suggesting that any African language should be abandoned by those who speak it.  Swahili would merely serve as a