- 08 Jul 2010 12:03
#13439951
We are all used to hearing all kinds of terrible news coming from Africa. If its not a Famine of drought, its a war or cases of massive corruption. But "The Hopeless Continent" does not describe every country in Africa. The 16 year old holding an AK47, or the bullet-ridden buildings in the dilapidated high street do not represent the average African city. The pictures broadcast by the western media are not true of Africa today.
Africa as a whole is expected to grow by 6.2% in 2008, significantly higher than the United States at 2.2%, the European Union at 2.3% Japan at 2.5% and Latin America at 4.9%. Only China, India and Russia have higher growth rates.
Africagoodnews.com Is the site to go to if you want accurate and positive news about Africa.
Now, I created this thread to show and discuss the POSITIVE side of modern Africa. Most people already know all the negatives that are going on on the continent, I want to show you the positive side for a change. Although I couldn't possibly tell you all the projects that are going on in Africa, you can find most of them at skyscrapercity.com. That is not a political forum, so please refrain from posting any threads on race as you will quickly get a notice.
Now, on to the pictures. I wanted first to show you the pictures of African cities I have in my collection. You can find plenty more on the site I posted above.
First up is Luanda, Angola. This place has recently been undergoing a reconstruction after 20 years of civil war. The economic growth rate in Angola regularly reaches 10%
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8334 ... ngola2.jpg
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8296 ... angola.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5190 ... ngola3.jpg
Dar es salaam Tanzania
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7223 ... alaam7.jpg
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8801 ... alaam3.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5724 ... alaam6.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4778/daressalaam.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7061 ... alaam2.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4467 ... alaam1.jpg
Cairo, Egypt
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3720/cairoegypt4.jpg
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/457/cairoegypt3.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3913/cairoegypt2.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4625/cairoegypt1.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6228/cairoegypt.jpg
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4530/cariro1.jpg
Abidjan, Ivory coast. Also underwent civil war post colonialism. Now out of it, but it still has a long way to go before it regains its former title as the pearl of west Africa
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2151/a ... coast3.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9559/a ... coast4.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/272/ ... coast2.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1530/a ... ycoast.jpg
Alexandria, Egypt
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8388 ... aegypt.jpg
Nairobi, Kenya
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/4028/kenya004.jpg
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6089/79851f08.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3481 ... lpark2.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2329 ... 8612eo.jpg
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4107/nairobi1.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6268 ... kapene.jpg
Lagos, Nigeria
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1923 ... eria10.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/755/ ... geria9.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3641 ... geria4.jpg
Casablanca, Morocco
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4721 ... rocco5.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1807 ... rocco2.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1807 ... rocco2.jpg
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia One of the worlds poorest nations, but with a growth rate that reaches 8% on average and a large population, the future looks bright for this country.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3392/addisababa3.jpg
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/478/addisababa6.jpg
Annual race (the great Ethiopian marathon)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3439/addisababa5.jpg
Harrare, Zimbabwe
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5670 ... abwe10.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3580 ... babwe5.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2667 ... babwe4.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6210 ... babwe2.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/572/ha ... babwe0.jpg[/img]
It saddens me to see what dictator Robert Mugabe has done to this beautiful country
Gaborne, Botswana (sorry, I only have this one photo)
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/413/ga ... swana1.jpg
Next up, highways and motorways.
I would also like to put this link here.
http://headleefamily.net/how-big-is-africa/
Just so you see how Africa compares to the likes of China and the United states in size.
Africa as a whole is expected to grow by 6.2% in 2008, significantly higher than the United States at 2.2%, the European Union at 2.3% Japan at 2.5% and Latin America at 4.9%. Only China, India and Russia have higher growth rates.
Africagoodnews.com Is the site to go to if you want accurate and positive news about Africa.
Now, I created this thread to show and discuss the POSITIVE side of modern Africa. Most people already know all the negatives that are going on on the continent, I want to show you the positive side for a change. Although I couldn't possibly tell you all the projects that are going on in Africa, you can find most of them at skyscrapercity.com. That is not a political forum, so please refrain from posting any threads on race as you will quickly get a notice.
Now, on to the pictures. I wanted first to show you the pictures of African cities I have in my collection. You can find plenty more on the site I posted above.
First up is Luanda, Angola. This place has recently been undergoing a reconstruction after 20 years of civil war. The economic growth rate in Angola regularly reaches 10%
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8334 ... ngola2.jpg
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8296 ... angola.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5190 ... ngola3.jpg
Dar es salaam Tanzania
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7223 ... alaam7.jpg
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8801 ... alaam3.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5724 ... alaam6.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4778/daressalaam.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7061 ... alaam2.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4467 ... alaam1.jpg
Cairo, Egypt
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3720/cairoegypt4.jpg
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/457/cairoegypt3.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3913/cairoegypt2.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4625/cairoegypt1.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6228/cairoegypt.jpg
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4530/cariro1.jpg
Abidjan, Ivory coast. Also underwent civil war post colonialism. Now out of it, but it still has a long way to go before it regains its former title as the pearl of west Africa
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2151/a ... coast3.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9559/a ... coast4.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/272/ ... coast2.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1530/a ... ycoast.jpg
Alexandria, Egypt
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8388 ... aegypt.jpg
Nairobi, Kenya
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/4028/kenya004.jpg
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6089/79851f08.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3481 ... lpark2.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2329 ... 8612eo.jpg
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4107/nairobi1.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6268 ... kapene.jpg
Lagos, Nigeria
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/1923 ... eria10.jpg
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/755/ ... geria9.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3641 ... geria4.jpg
Casablanca, Morocco
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4721 ... rocco5.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1807 ... rocco2.jpg
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1807 ... rocco2.jpg
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia One of the worlds poorest nations, but with a growth rate that reaches 8% on average and a large population, the future looks bright for this country.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3392/addisababa3.jpg
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/478/addisababa6.jpg
Annual race (the great Ethiopian marathon)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3439/addisababa5.jpg
Harrare, Zimbabwe
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5670 ... abwe10.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3580 ... babwe5.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2667 ... babwe4.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6210 ... babwe2.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/572/ha ... babwe0.jpg[/img]
It saddens me to see what dictator Robert Mugabe has done to this beautiful country
Gaborne, Botswana (sorry, I only have this one photo)
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/413/ga ... swana1.jpg
Next up, highways and motorways.
I would also like to put this link here.
http://headleefamily.net/how-big-is-africa/
Just so you see how Africa compares to the likes of China and the United states in size.