The Maasai, whose history is lost in the heart of the Dark Continent, are, at the same time, a symbol and very real people with an uncertain future. Their ability to cope with a new reality and having the strength, if not to reject it, at least to be able to pick only what they really need, make them a perfect symbol of anti globalism. Of course they don't follow any fashion or intellectual wave around the world......

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The first President of Rotary International from Africa, Jonathan B. Majiyagbe, took office on July 1, 2003. A resident of Nigeria, Mr. Majiyagbe has a long and distinguished history in Rotary and in the profession of law, having been named Senior advocate of Nigeria, the country's highest professional honor. As Chairman of the African Regional PolioPlus Committee and member of the International PolioPlus Committee, Mr. Majiyagbe is dedicated to the global effort to eradicate polio. Rotary's PolioPlus program, launched in 1985, is an aggressive public/private partnership to assist international health agencies and governments to certify the world as polio-free by the year 2005, Rotary's centennial anniversary. By that year, Rotary will have committed nearly a half billion US dollars to the eradication effort. To date, more than two billion children have been immunized against the deadly poliovirus.

South African diva Miriam Makeba is well known throughout the world known as the Mama Africa and the Empress of African Song. Born in 1932 in South Afica, she first came to the public's attention as a featured vocalist with the Manhattan Brothers in 1954. She went to America where she sang at President Kennedy's birthday and worked in New York with Harry Belafonte creating such classics as "The Click Song" and "Pata Pata". In 1963 she testified about apartheid before the United Nations, as a result the South African government revoked her citizship and right of return. She stayed in the U.S. and married Stokely Carmichael, a Black Panther leader. That began her exile from her South African homeland. After harassment by U.S. authorities she fled to exile in Guinea.

Tumi Makgabo is an anchor for CNN International, based in the network's Atlanta headquarters. She also hosts the program Inside Africa, which provides global viewers with a fresh look at economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa. Prior to joining CNN, Makgabo co-anchored NewsHour, a news and current affairs program at SABC 3, a national station based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She also anchored the channel's prime time evening news and hosted a current affairs program for SABC Radio.

Malaria is a killer disease and pre-cautions must always be taken. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of children and adults every year. Do not forget that everyone's objective in this debate is to safely control malaria and save lives. You must take heed of pre-cautions if you are travelling to a malarious region. You should absolutely try to take some form of prophylactic anti-malarial drug. There is a range to choose from and you should seek advice from a qualified doctor about this. The point of this site is to give people everywhere access to plenty of sources of information about the drug mefloquine, therefore enabling them to make a properly informed decision when agreeing to take it.

Managing Water for African Cities (MAWAC) is a joint initiative of United Nations Environment Programme UNEP and United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-HABITAT UN-HABITAT. Water management aims to help members adopt and adapt water management practices and will enable practitioners, managers and researchers to share data, information and knowledge..