[net.general] Request for net.africa !!!!again!!!!

aaa@link.UUCP (Wale Akinpelu) (04/15/85)

I am deeply sorry if this item does not belong to this group.
I am looking for more people who have interest in this new
group. This news was originally posted to net.news and net.nlang.
Please post your support or rejection in
this newsgroup or send mail to me directly. Thanks.

	Request for net.nlang.africa, net.africa or net.culture.africa
	==============================================================

I will like us to discuss issues related to
	1) Telecommunication in Africa. Is the social structure
	   in Africa countries creating any obstacle to
	   acceptance of new technology? Are there solutions
	   to the existing problems or Is Africa doom for ever?

	2) Cultural differences between African countries and
	   Western countries. Is there any similarities or
	   differences? For example, let us look at the Nigeria
	   Yoruba alphabets and the English alphabets:

English: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 

Yoruba:  a b d e e f g gb i h j k l m n o o p r s s u w y
                 .                        .       .
(Please note the dots)
A quick comparison shows the similarities. Is there any explanation
for the similarities?

	3) Discussion on Afro-America culture. Is there any commonality
	   with African cultures?

	4) Any other interesting discussion related to Africa. For
	   example, the donation made be various people and
	   organizations to the Ethiopia people has been fantastic.
	   But it there any lesson we learned from this situation?
	   The drought did not hit them overnight. Could we have
	   prevent the situation by having close relationship with
	   each other? Are the Western countries going to forget
	   them once the situation improves? How can we improve
	   the relationship between Africa and the Western world?

	[We are the world, we the children, we are the one that]
	[make a better day ....				       ]

If you would like to contribute or learn from the discussions 
on the above topics please respond now. Thanks

Wale Akinpelu
AT&T Bell Labs
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(201)949-0644

link@houxh.UUCP (L.BLAKE) (04/19/85)

Yes!!!!!	The current state of affairs in Africa has brought
		on world wide concern and IS of a magnitude that:

		a) probably DOES warrant a devoted newsgroup

		b) warrants some long term discussion

	e.g., country wide university demos, world wide famine relief
	efforts (which don't quite always make it to the destination),
	and reams of other topics of important interest.

	Any other takers out there???

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