We are told that we are at the dawn of a new era in the history of the African continent. Initiatives are afoot to get African leaders and their benefactors in the developed world to buy into the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). As a political activist who fought against the oppressive Apartheid government in South Africa not so long ago, I find myself at a threshhold where I need to decide on what type of involvement I will have in this new regeneration process. My inability to commit myself, as an African, to this new fight stems out of my lack of knoledge about the culture and heritage of the different African nations. I geguinely wish to play a role in what I understand to be the African Rennaissance, but where do I fit in, where do I start? I would like to get ideas from the the community as to what they feel they are contributing to Africa's development. Whether it be at an individual level or even if there are organised groups that would like to inform the world about their programmes in Africa.
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