Friday, 28 June 2013

[wanabidii] Obama makes an emotional visit to former slave shipping port



Good People,
 
 

A constitutional jurisdiction is public rights to live a dignified and honorable lifestyle people choose according to the desires of how they want to be governed within fundamentals of their traditional or cultural beliefs and values that are also deeply rooted to honor their identity as a Nation or community and equally demands respect of their Human Rights. People's rights are a way of life that are grounded upon which determines fundamentals of ethnicity belonging of a group of people through history. It is a way of life whose community collectively decides or demands as an acceptable norm of life they wish live and be governed and therefore, people are free to share what they believe in so there are no conflict when business is undertaken.

 

When people engage to formalize ally's and pursue business Partnership, there are basic fundamentals of cultural and community traditions both parties comply to respect and value. Traditions and cultural values are some of the factors that must not be overlooked when business obligations are negotiated and considered.

 

The position is very clear...........

 

Consequently, when the question was put, as you can see, there was no dissagreement the way the media put it. It was and still remains a very healthy sharing as I see it, that made a point to address and make clear to the world issue of Gay in their commentary as both US President Obama with Senegalese President Macky Sall did; and as such, I believe the Senegalese leader, President Macky Sall, represented his people sufficiently by making and clarifying their position as a Nation which. I do not see anything wrong in that collaboration……..it is very well put………However, critics too will always have meat to chew, I am not surprised……...

 

 

Judy Miriga
Diaspora Spokesperson
Executive Director
Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc.,
USA
http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com
 
 
 
Obama makes an emotional visit to former slave shipping port just hours after clashing with Senegale
Published on Jun 27, 2013

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Its true we should increase trade agreements with other countries. But the agreements should not be tipped to ripping African countries apart and encouraging the pillage of our resources at the expense of our peace and future generations. We have survived for 200 years with exploitation of African resources, it is time to change and have our people benefiting from the resources in Africa.

Politics Confidential

In a emotional visit to Senegal's Goree Island, President Obama stood at the threshold of the "Door of No Return," the place that's come to symbolize the journey of millions of African slaves, who were bound, shackled and sent to America and other foreign lands.
American Urban Radio's April Ryan, herself a descendent of slaves, has now visited Goree Island with three U.S. presidents, including Obama. She told Politics Confidential she gets goose bumps talking about the significance of the first African-American president's visit to the "Door of No Return" at the historic slave house.
"Now you have an African-American president, a true African-American president, a son of a man born in Kenya, who does not necessarily have a direct link to slavery, and he will walk through that door," Ryan told Politics Confidential aboard a ferry bound for Goree Island.
"He's come home, he's come home," Ryan said. "And when I say he's come home, he, like myself, is a child of the motherland."
Ryan reflected on what life must have been like for the slaves, describing the cramped conditions slaves were held in on Goree Island.
"When you walk through that slave house, you see the small rooms; you wonder how someone could do that to another human being, and the number of people crammed into those rooms," Ryan said. "And to imagine, this was the last step that took them at least six months across the sea to where they became slaves."
As a descendent of slaves, Ryan said she couldn't help but feel emotional as the ferry approached the shores of Goree Island.
"I'm five generations removed from the last known slave in my family, and he was sold on the auction block in Fayetteville, North Carolina," Ryan said. "So, it is poignant. I mean as a reporter, we are reporters, but sometimes the human experience comes in."
For more of the interview with Ryan, including her recollections of her previous trips to the island while covering President Clinton and President George W. Bush, check out this episode of Politics Confidential.
ABC's Stephanie Smith, Mary Bruce, Michael Conte, Ginny Vicario, and John Glennon contributed to this episode.
 
 
 

Obama, Macky Sall 'disagree' on same sex marriageBy TAMBA JEAN-MATTHEW in Dakar | Thursday, June 27 2013 at 16:13

Presidents Barack Obama and Macky Sall at their press conference at the Presidential Palace in Dakar. PHOTO | AFP
US President Barack Obama and his Senegalese host, President Macky Sall, expressed sharply divergent opinions over same sex marriages, whose legality the US Supreme Court cleared in a landmark ruling this week.
Responding to questions on the the subject addressed to the two leaders at a Thursday press conference at Dakar's presidential palace, President Sall said that given the prevailing social and traditional beliefs, "our country was not ready to embrace the phenomenon".
Added the Senegalese leader: "Senegalese are not homophobes but very tolerant and do not believe or practice discrimination of any kind but we are not ready to take on board same sex marriages, at least for this moment."
President Obama tactfully responded that the issue of same sex marriage was the prerogative of individuals and countries.
However, the US leader called on African governments to give gay people equal rights by decriminalising homosexual acts.
He also expressed satisfaction over the democratic and economic dividends portrayed by many African countries over the last decade.
But he said the onus was on African leaders for a change of paradigm in bilateral cooperation in order to win the confidence of international partners and begin to benefit from equal treatment with other governments.
He also expressed confidence in the capability of African youths and revealed plans to further strengthen their engagement in promoting the development strides of their countries.
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President Obama insisted that African countries needed to increase trade agreements, encourage investment in agriculture, maximise production and aim at diversified exports.
This done, he said Africa will be on the right path to overcoming unemployment which he said was the main setback to the development of many countries.
The American leader said his choice of Senegal to begin his tour was because the country was the most stable in the West African region and also because "it is our strongest partner in this region".
He lauded Senegal for deploying upwards of 5,000 soldiers in peacekeeping missions across the continent and pledged to strengthen America's military cooperation with Dakar.
President Obama then challenged African leaders to work hard in protecting and guaranteeing citizens rights which he said was fundamental in building a strong democratic system.
Both presidents expressed sadness over Nelson Mandela's illness with President Sall saying he would have wished for 'Madiba' to attain his centenary.
At the end of the press conference, the two leaders headed for the Dakar Supreme Court for a working session with 12 Supreme Court presidents from Africa, before heading for the popular slave island of Gorée, four miles off Dakar.
The American president arrived Wednesday night in Dakar on the first leg of his three-nation tour African that will also take him to South Africa and Tanzania.
 
 

 
 

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