Very fascinating!!

Quoted: Palenquero was strongly influenced by the Kikongo language of Congo and Angola, and by Portuguese, the language of traders who brought African slaves to Cartagena in the 17th century. Kikongo-derived words like ngombe (cattle) and ngubá (peanut) remain in use here today.

Advocates for keeping Palenquero alive face an uphill struggle. The isolation that once shielded the language from the outside world has come to an end. Once three days by mule to the coast, the journey to Cartagena now takes two hours by bus on a bumpy dirt road.

the movie Back Home I hope it will come out tho the bay area

Quoted: Years after Rwanda's genocide, survivor JB Rutagarama returns with a camera to joy, hope and reconciliation.

Mahlet redot

it is about time!!

Quoted: Under the system, the United States government buys the goods from American agribusinesses, ships them overseas, mostly on American-flagged carriers, and then donates them to the aid groups as an indirect form of financing. The groups sell the products on the market in poor countries and use the money to finance their antipoverty programs. It amounts to about $180 million a year

These pictures were taken during the years 2003-2004.

These are very disturbing pictures...Pease, open with caution!!! The aftermath and gruesome reality of Darfur genocide...Life on the dusty road.

quoted: At a time when the world community is debating whether the peacekeeping force is a "hybrid force" or a "hybrid operation" ; whether the force is it under African Union or UN command; the human toll in Darfur is rising. As disturbing as these images are, they are stern reminder of the grave reality on the ground in Darfur today. My personal belief is whoever inflicted this misery upon the people of Darfur will pay the price sooner or later.

interesting article on how urbanization could threaten pastoralism/Pastoralists...

"Pastoralists don't live in a vacuum; they interact with other communities," she said. "Pastoralists are saying they are not immune to change, we just need to make pastoralism more viable."

Quoted: In many African countries, efforts to accommodate pastoralists when developing new forms of government have not always succeeded. Investment in infrastructure, education, health and other ...