UHURU! AMA NDLA!
MANGU WATU WANGU!
Greetings to my African and Africa loving brothers and sisters. Karibuni to the Shujaa Cyphers blog space. Our intentions with this space is to be able to fulfill our mission of being advocates for Africa. We therefore are not only going to be posting about our upcoming events and activities, we are also going to be highlight important African news and spotlighting African artists, and activists on the continent and in the Diaspora.
The plight of African people is no secret to you and I . We do not have to go far to receive the heart wrenching images and message of an Africa that is hungry, dying and in perpetual war with itself. But are these pictures completely accurate? Do we get to hear what Africans think about the conflict in Zimbabwe? Are we aware of Africans' efforts in helping to end the Darfur conflict? Do we hear how Africans are helping to bring peace in the conflict in the Congo? Often times the media provides us very little opportunity to hear and see Africans in positions other than dependent, helpless and hopeless. Furthermore, Africans have brilliant ideas and are performing actions daily that help further progress and success on the continent, but we very rarely hear about this, instead, the formulas of Western institutions such as the IMF, UN, WB etc are forcefed to African leaders on a silver platter with along with handsome rewards and gifts that help these leaders stay in power and live their lavish lives.
Most importantly for Shujaa Cyphers is the voice and welfare of African youth. African youth as a whole make up 44% of the entire African population according to the Population Reference Bureau. The youth therefore have the potential to be a powerful force on the African continent. As we all know, the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Africa therefore has a great human resource that can be the determinant of its future survival. On the other hand, it is obvious that African youth are also hardest hit by the hardships of poverty, conflict, and disease. Their experience gives them the legitimacy to be able to speak first hand about what they are going through and be the determinants of how to overcome the problems. Through music, and other forms of art, youth are expressing themselves.
Youth have always been the leaders of resistance movements in Africa. A prime example are the South African students who added profoundly to the struggle against Apartheid. Today, youth are using various mediums to address issues of democracy, conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS, etc.
We would like to link with this youth phenomenon and place ourselves in the most responsible position to play the role of advocates and supporters of these youth.
Please join us in these efforts and stay linked with us as we broadcast the Shujaa Cyphers movement!
UHURU SASA! PAMOJA!
