Africa Sends Obama His To-Do List
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Anytown in the Modda-land – Barack Obama has done it! He has become the 44th and first Black president of the United States. Well, he’s only half Black (abandoned by his father and raised by White women), but that hasn’t stopped Africans from claiming him as “wuod Luo” or the son of a Luo.
The excitement in the streets on November 4th was palatable. When the news broke that Obama had won, children and elderly poured into the streets in jubilation. That’s when all the major leaders on the continent began these types of broadcasts:
“My people, we have done it!” declared Kenya’s Prime Minster. “We have prayed and have put Barack in office. Now let the real work begin!”
That “real work” has been Africa’s not so secret “Barack’s Honey Do” list. Here is a sampling of the directives he will receive in January, 2009.
Kenya:
-Bring electricity and fertilizer to our farming regions.
Ghana:
-Come to Kotoka so that we can throw a carnival in your honor.
Congo:
-Visit us for a week, and we can stop the war briefly in honor of “Barack Day”. But be warned! We will resume war mongering as soon as you leave.
Nigeria:
-Invest in internet technology for faster connections…so that we can scam people faster.
The Obama camp could not be reached to declare a time table on when he might attend to all these things. But that news did not deter a small street urchin in Senegal, long abandoned by his own government. His faith is unshakable, saying “Obama can do anything…he said he can become president, so he can also pay my school fees!”
*Did we miss a “Honey Do” Item from YOUR country? Add it to the list here!
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