A historical overview

To all of my brothers, and sisters in the regions of North, South, East, West, and Central Africa, I am encouraging you to get up, stand up, and fight for your rights. Democracy rules!

Africa is the second largest continent in area, and the third largest in population. Africa ranks third in population after Asia, and Europe. It is divided into (51) independent countries and several other political units. The countries vary greatly in size. The largest country Sudan is bigger than Alaska and Texas combined. The smallest country Seychelles, is an island nation with a land area half the size of the city of New Orleans. Nigeria, the most heavily populated has about 94 million people, but two-fifths of all African countries have fewer than 5 million people each.

Ancient Egypt arose along the Nile River more than 5,000 years ago. Later, other powerful and culturally advanced kingdoms and empires developed in the coastal and interior areas of Africa. Even so, for many years some non-Africans called Africa the "Dark Continent." They used this name because they knew little about the geography, and they mistakenly believed that the people of the interior had not developed any important cultures.

The national governments in northern Africa are trying to improve education by building more schools and offering schooling to a greater number of people, especially in rural areas. However, several major problems obstruct progress. The population is growing faster than new schools can be built, and the cost of education are constantly increasing. Many areas have a shortage of qualified teachers, and Africa awaits its creators. To those at home and abroad, you are strongly encouraged to give generously to the upliftment, or advancement of a more prosperous and non-violent higly progressive independent Africa. "Africans unite."

Blogging

Blogging is now considered to be one of my most favorite pastimes. It encourages me to become very creative with words, and it allows me to express myself freely. It also inspires me to think carefully about what I would like to say and how best to say it.

Blogging has helped me to develop, and to achieve personal growth. Ever since I started to blog, I have become more orgnanized, and much more focused on getting things done in a more efficient manner. This accomplishment is a big deal for me, and I consider it to be my very own personal success story.

Furthermore, blogging is very time consuming, and it requires a lot of effort. Even so, it still keeps me motivated enough to find different ways of communication with others, and I enjoy it a great deal. Finding a topic to blog about is what I consider to be the toughest part of blogging. However, once something comes to mind then I often find that the content for the blog automatically comes along with it.

What started out of boredom for me is now considered to be my hobby. Blogging encourages me to develop my interpersonal, reading, and writing skills, and I am a much better person because of it.

Finally, even if you are new to blogging, or have been blogging for awhile I am sure that somewhere, or somehow blogging would have had a positive influence in your life. Whenever possible please share your story with the rest of us. Inquiring minds would like to know.