-rwanda-10 years from the horrible genocide that plagued the country in 1994. i have read no reasonings on how iani may work to prevent these kinds of atrocities from happening again.

-pick an african country,-congo, ethiopia, liberia, etc etc etc-where is the discussion on those in the 'west' working to 'uplift our brothers/sisters back home.

-where is the discussion on those in the 'west' working to 'uplift our brothers/sisters in the us/urope/brazil/caribean, etc.

-education. where does the idren stand on these issues? could this forum be used to share info on scholarships, study abroad programs, fellowships, graduate studies, etc-that may be available for africans at home and abroad?

imagine, if this forum provided for a collective effort to help fight hiv/aids, tubercolosis, hepatitis, etc etc-problems that are killing africans at home and abroad?

to be continued