Sunday, 6 November 2011

CHALLENGE TO NATIONAL YOUTH AUTHORITY

I just finish watching Talking Point whiles others were watching miss world.

Matters of the youth are my heartbeat and when I talk about it, it stems directly from my heart. The Deputy National Coordinator of the National Youth Authority was asked to give some statistics on projects or beneficiaries of programs on the youth front from the NYA. And amazingly he couldn't mention a single one.

I am finally vindicated because anytime I am on Obonu FM 96.5(generational hour) TV Africa (New generation) and GTV breakfast show,I ask that same simple question and nobody give any answer.

Even if we invite reps from NYA to join us they have one excuse or will not respond at all.

I am throwing a challenge to the leadership of NYA to publish a least 5 names, either organizations or individuals who have benefited from the NYA initiatives under the various models enshrined in the National Youth Policy since its launched in Cape Coast.

The policy was launched by his Excellency John Dramani Mahama last year during the world youth day in August. I want to ask his Excellency, what kind of feedback has been given to you so far, because from about 35 youth oriented organizations who took part in pushing for the policy launch and took part during the National Youth Policy launch point of view, I am sorry but it is a charade or camouflage.

The youth of this nation should not be taken for granted. Full implementation of the policy in its current states now can create a tremendous change in our lives.

Arise Ghana youth for your country................................. Leaders of our land we demand your devotion, lets us all unite to build Ghana and make her great and strong. we are all involve............. this is my version.
Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah
Director: Visionaires Foundation
scofraya80@yahoo.com or scofray@visionairesfoundation.org
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

TODAY IN HISTORY AS GHANA CELEBRATE AFRICAN YOUTH DAY

TO DAY IN HISTORY 31ST OCTOBER 2011
AFRICAN YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION 2010-FRIDAY 29TH – 1ST NOV.
I want to salute all the brave, courageous, patriotic and self sacrificing youth leaders of the National Youth Stakeholder’s Forum who pioneered the celebration of African Youth Day in Ghana 2010
Tomorrow is year marked as African Youth Day by Africa Union and must be observed by all member states. In spirit of Patriotism and volunteerism, the then National Youth Stakeholder’s Forum lobbied the then National Youth Council (now National Youth Authority) with the support of Mr. Prince Derek Adjei for the celebration of 1st ever African Youth Day in Ghana.

But we were absolute mislead and misinformed about realities on the ground through the preparation period. But with determination we finally prevailed though not according to our detailed plan. Young leaders who were set to travel Friday morning 10am left Accra 4pm and luck was not on our side. We met a proper go slow traffic right from Accra through to Suhum and finally arrived in Kumasi Marigold hotel  5am Saturday.
Like blink of wind, the power of intimidation, autocracy, undemocratic and dictatorial spirit of Mr. Prince Derek Adjei arose. Experience him shout, insult and publicly show power to these young youthful leaders. Under the spirit of patriotism and volunteerism the members of NYSF kept their cool.

Saturday 30th October we were bused to KNUST campus to join other youth group on campus for a walk to the NYA center Kumasi. Amazingly, these campus groups did not know what they were marching/walking for. But Mr. Adjei back in Accra told us that he had spoken to the SRC president.

The drama continued even at the NYA center Kumasi, after the NSYF in collaboration with the NYA kumasi solved many challenges. Our greatest shock came when it was time to go back to our hotel Marigold. Mr. Adjei came to our bus and said if by 10minutes we should take the lead, but after about 20minutes when everyone one was on board our bus moved as he instructed. After about 15minutes drive Mr.  Adjei called the bus driver to revert back to the center grounds; he was to be told we are moving before and we reminded him that we moved according to his advice earlier on. He said “ I am in charge and he alone make decisions.
That was not enough, Sunday, was due for church service but due to Mr. Adjei’s conduct against our well planned program, we decided to hold church service in the morning and go  for ecotourism at lake bosomtwe. Again due to impediment caused by Mr. Adjei our background manner delayed be that could not delay church service so we went on as planned. Mr. Adjei refuses to attend and we conducted the church service without him. IYF(international Youth fellowship) pastor lead the church service with other personalities from Kumasi NYA and Accra Head office. After service was over we all went into our rooms and later to be called back to rehold the church service cause this time the backdrop manner is in.
In the mist of all these the communication/media team were in consultation with the Ashanti Region coordinator to get some air time to talk about our purpose since again Mr. Adjei failed to approved the proposed Media plan for the celebration.
Around 12noon Mr. Adjei now wants to dispatch a member of the media team to now come back to Accra and distribute copies of the National youth policy to media houses in Accra. Scofray the said team member of the media with insight to media work because he works with a media house advised that, it was not possible to get the media houses review their news papers as well as the National youth policy and the celebration since they were not informed. Also that day Kotoko and Hearts are playing and transportation will be difficult and arrival will eat late into the night so, most media houses in Accra have branches in Kumasi and they are the people we intend to work with to forestall  any problems encounter so far. Mr. Adjei as autocratic as he is did not take the words of Scofray and still insisted he should move to Accra. Scofray then said that knowing all the factors at play will not aid to achieve the said task to come to Accra he will not undertake such an errand. Amazingly Mr. Adjei summoned Scofray before the Chairman of NYSF and other senior staff of NYA and asked that he should pack his belongings and leave the hotel. Already NSYF member have had his conduct to their throat and revolted that if Scofray leaves then they too because they are witness to the vital roles Scofray has played and still playing in a environment Mr. Adjei plays “mr Know it all”
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To the amazement of the NYA staff of Accra, we were prepared to go to the press about the oppressor rule we were being put through. But respect was shown to the board of NYA and the Acting National Coordinator then Mr. Archibald Donkor.
Mr. Adjei went ahead and developed a program line up against that which the team of celebration made. So on Monday 1st November to climax the program Scofray the MC for the celebration did not know which event details to use but he consulted with his team fine tuned the two into one.
The climax was finally pull through without the attendance of the purported dignitaries as Mr. Adjei made us to believe have given their word to be there. But background checks gave us a new info, so we were not very surprised as the dignitaries on the program did not turn up.

NYSF was quickly disbanded by Mr. Adjei in aid of the formation Ghana Youth Parliament which selected members of NSYF who did not go to Kumasi were being called to take part. But they all boycotted it in solidarity with what their colleagues went through before, during and after the celebration. If vivid account was to be given, it will be one of the biggest books to be published. So did Mr. Prince Derek Adjei account for all the monies ghc 3000 granted for the celebration? Our team accounted what was given them.  We are ever ready to be an instrument of change not by autocracy.
The Ghana Youth Parliament that NSYF was dissolved for is being launched on such a memorable day. Does is comprise all the faces of youth groups or just for elites.  

Monday, 10 October 2011

a powerful sermon by Fr. Michael Lapsley, SSM

Sermon Preached at St George's Cathedral Cape Town October 9, 2011 by Fr Michael Lapsley,SSM

by Michael Lapsley on Sunday, 09 October 2011 at 20:11
What a week it has been – with the death of Steve Jobs, demonstrations against corporate greed on Wall Street and all the drama associated with the 80th birthday of our beloved Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

I read the readings for today one by one – I believe that the task of every preacher Sunday by Sunday is to do theology – to  theologically reflect on reality in the light of Scripture.

The Latin Americans taught me a long time ago that we should not start with Scripture rather we should start with reality and look at
it in the light of faith. - As we used to say it was important to hold the Bible In one hand and the newspaper in  the other – maybe today it’s the blackberry or the ipad which contain both the Bible and the newspaper.

I'm also conscious that all of us read the Bible in the light of our own context – none of us are objective we are all subjective - depending on whether we are rich or poor -gay or straight - women or men - black or white – we read in the light of what is happening in our lives at the time - what is the current mixture of joy and sadness that we are experiencing.  But all of us looking for good news - seeking to find meaning, purpose and inspiration for our lives

As I mentioned - I am part of the Institute for healing memories - so I'm particularly conscious of the importance of dealing with the past - of acknowledging it - and finding the way of, wherevef necessary, detoxifying ourselves.

When I read the Gospel for today, I couldn't help wondering what kind of mood was Jesus in when he told this parable about a king and the wedding Banquet. 

There are several places in the Gospels, and this is one of them, where I have a sense that Jesus was saying – come on you guys - I have now given you the same message 100 times but you still don't seem to get it.  I will tell you yet another story and see if you understand this time.

Ironically it was often the religious people that had the greatest difficulty understanding the message of Jesus whereas it was often the little people of the world who understood instinctively what exactly the good news is.

God's kingdom is for everybody but we can choose to exclude ourselves - that is not God's desire, it is our choice.

For us as Capetonians - living in a city built, at the beginning, by slaves - there is an incidental  irony in the story - slavery is assumed and not questioned – slaves are not regarded as people. 

Some of us believe that here in Cape Town we have not yet fully acknowledged and faced what slavery did to the soul of this land and how it infected successive generations up to the present time.
We continue to live under oppressive economic systems that, like slavery did,  fuel our greed.

Sometimes our consciousness of contemporary wounds blinds us to old and even ancient wounds.

Many of us have felt wounded this week by the way our democratically elected government has handled the invitation of the Dalai Lama to another banquet. - that of the birthday of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.   Personally I was annoyed, angered and ashamed that we as a country would treat 2 of the worlds greatest spiritual leaders in this way.

However as the days have progressed, my feelings have changed.   I am now thankful that the Dalai Lama did not get his visa

Why? You mean it was right that the South African government failed to grant the Visa timeously.  No,  that was wrong, so what is my point? It was a wake-up call to every citizen in this land. 

What kind of country do we want to live in? What is our responsibility in making it happen.  What is our dream for South Africa. What is God’s dream for South Africa?

We as the faith community did not simply say that apartheid was a crime against humanity although it was - we said it was a heresy – a false doctrine - contrary to the gospel of Jesus Christ.   We fought for a society based on human rights for all.  We paid a terrible cost in our souls and in our bodies.   We fought for the right to elect our own leaders.   We never gave any of them a blank cheque to take away our fundamental rights. 

This week one of South Africa's most illustrious leaders had his right to freedom of association taken away from him.  In so doing our nation became a source of negative publicity across the entire world.  We should be worried when our political leaders treat us like small kids while trying to explain and defend the indefensible. 

It is right that as citizens we all belong or vote for different political parties.  It is right that we have a great loyalty to our political homes.  We are also right to have a deep love for our country.  

However if we are Christians,  out ultimate loyalty is to God with an overriding commitment to our common humanity.

In his own faithfulness as a Christian, Archbishop Tutu has also taught us many lessons.

As I wrote on my Facebook page a couple of days ago:

Archbishop Tutu - I admired you when you fought for the rights of black people and then I realised you wanted white people to be free as well - then you championed the rights of women especially in the church and then you dared to fight for the rights of same gender loving persons despite what people said about you - ALL of us God's children of equal value - Thank you Baba - God bless you - Happy Birthday with all our love

I know that a number of you participated in the 1st international Desmond Tutu peace lecture yesterday.   I wondered whether Steve Jobs now in I – heaven helped organize the live streaming and video feed that enabled the Dalai Lama to be virtually present.  How wonderful to see technology and spirituality coming together to help create peace and compassion.

As Times live reported it: Tutu was  asked  how he believed war could be stopped, Tutu responded: "Actually it is very straightforward: let women take over."

He said women were by nature more inclined towards compassion, whereas men tend to feel they have to be "macho"."You are basically life-giving, life-affirming. That is what you are naturally when you are unspoilt... Women can actually make society civil."
I also believe that by inviting the Dalai llama to give the 1st international peace lecture Tutu was also teaching us something else.  For the world to live in peace no matter what our faith tradition, we have to begin to reverence and learn from different spiritual traditions.  The spirit blows where it wills.
Whilst the drama surrounding the Dalai Lama's visa was unfolding here in South Africa, I was reading about it in Norway.  I visited the International Centre in Hamarøy in the arctic circle which provides a home for refugee children. They come as unaccompanied minors to Norway from places of war and conflict.
Everyone of us can recall the massacre that took place in Norway on July 22 when a homegrown terrorist set off a bomb in the centre of Oslo and then proceeded to the small island of Utøya where he gunned down scores of young people.  Such horrors had not happened in Norway since the Second World War.
It has been a trauma for the whole nation. Remarkably their prime minister insisted that the national response would be more openness, more democracy, a deeper commitment to a multicultural and inclusive society.
I reflected with the Norwegians how we as a nation were able to turn Robben Island - a place that was supposed to destroy - into a sign of the triumph of the human spirit.   I wondered out loud whether the island of Utøya where the massacre took place in Norway might one day become a place of healing and reconciliation.
Let us  pray for the Norwegians that as they journey through their own pain that they will find a new point of connectedness and compassion with and for other people's across the world including for the refugee children in their midst.
But now let us return to the Bible passages for today.
The gospel for today seems to be a grim warning. 
By contrast, the Epistle taken from the letter to the Philippians is much more like a parting love letter - full of support and encouragement and inspiration.
Why not  take this passage and read it just once every day this week. It is food for our journey as Christ’s Body and Blood will also be.
A week before Easter, my mother aged 93, breathed her last. As a woman of personal and deep faith she had one final message for her family and friends.  It was this passage from Philippians which she asked us to read at her funeral and so I read to you once more

Philippians 4:1-9
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
 Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
Amen

Friday, 1 July 2011

THE AFRICA UNKNWON TO THE 21ST CENTURY GENERATION


It has been the greatest challenge for the People of African decent both home and away to understand who they are as a people with the knowledge of where they are from and who really they are. But there worse of the scenario is with those who are still dwelling in the land of their birth without the knowledge of who they are. When you have no understanding of who you are, anybody at all will define you to his/her thoughts. This misleading identification of the African started when many had no appropriate knowledge of who they really are and lies of theories were propounded.
Until recently, many still believed that, Africans are savages, ape like humans and monkeys but as events unfold, there has been re-visitation to history to uncover the hidden truth. One may ask, if there was a deliberate attempt to hide the true identity of the African? It is a big emphatic YES.
Lets now look at some events that characterize the true ID of Africans and I want you to first of all de-cloud the ills you know about this people called AFRIKANS.
Am going to combine biblical, Scientific and archeological finding to unearth the truth about the people I proudly belong to.
Biblical findings and science has proven that, life begun amazingly in the land of the Afrikans and social science and philosophy also agrees to the fact that, civilization and socialization begun in Africa. Except for the Greeks, all other known center of civilization has been the dwelling place of people of black origin or men of color as others may call them.
The earliest civilizations that arose in the world developed in the late fourth and the third millennia BC in parts of Asia and North Africa. The three large alluvial systems of the Tigris-Euphrates, the Nile, Mayan and the Indus supported these great ancient civilizations. The greatest of all civilizations are that of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Mayan and Indus.
The results of mitochondria DNA using evolution as the source of understanding is outstanding. Consider the results below (source Wikipedia).
Early Homo sapiens
Anatomically modern humans originated in Africa about 250,000 years ago. The trend in cranial expansion and the acheulean elaboration of stone tool technologies which occurred between 400,000 years ago and the second interglacial period in the Middle Pleistocene (around 250,000 years ago) provide evidence for a transition from H. erectus to H. sapiens.[citation needed] In the Recent African Origin (RAO) scenario, migration within and out of Africa eventually replaced the earlier dispersed H. erectus.
Homo sapiens idaltu, found at site Middle Awash in Ethiopia, lived about 160,000 years ago.[20] It is the oldest known anatomically modern human and classified as an extinct subspecies.[21] Fossils of early Homo sapiens were found in Qafzeh cave in Israel and have been dated to 80,000 to 100,000 years ago. However these humans seem to have either become extinct or retreated back to Africa 70,000 to 80,000 years ago, possibly replaced by south bound Neanderthals escaping the colder regions of ice age Europe.[citation needed] Hua Liu & al. analyzing autosomal microsatellite markers dates to c. 56,000±5,700 years ago mtDNA evidence. He interprets the paleontological fossil of early modern human from Qafzeh cave as an isolated early offshoot that retracted back to Africa.[3]
All other fossils of fully modern humans outside Africa have been dated to more recent times. The oldest well dated fossils found outside Africa are from Lake Mungo, Australia, and have been dated to about 42,000 years ago.[22][23] The Tianyuan cave remains in Liujiang region China have a probable date range between 38,000 and 42,000 years ago. They are most similar in morphology to Minatogawa Man, modern humans dated between 17,000 and 19,000 years ago and found on Okinawa Island, Japan.[24][25] However, others have dated Liujang Man to 111,000 to 139,000 years before the present.[26]
Beginning about 100,000 years ago evidence of more sophisticated technology and artwork begins to emerge and by 50,000 years ago fully modern behaviour becomes more prominent. Stone tools show regular patterns that are reproduced or duplicated with more precision while tools made of bone and antler appear for the first time.[27][28]

Genetic reconstruction
Further information: Archaeogenetics and Early human migrations
Two pieces of the human genome are quite useful in deciphering human history: mitochondrial DNA and the Y chromosome. These are the only two parts of the genome that are not shuffled about by the evolutionary mechanisms that generate diversity with each generation: instead, these elements are passed down intact. According to the hypothesis, all people alive today have inherited the same Mitochondria[29] from one woman who lived in Africa about 160,000 years ago[30][31] she has been named Mitochondrial Eve. All men today have inherited their Y chromosomes from a man who lived 60,000 years ago, probably in Africa. He has been named Y-chromosomal Adam. It is now believed that more men participated in the out of Africa exodus of early humans than women based on comparing non-sex-specific chromosomes with sex-specific ones.[32]






Mitochondrial DNA
                                              

Another model of human migration based on Mitochondrial DNA

Table Perspective
Evolutionary tree of Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups





M
N

D
E
G
Q

A
S

R

I
W
X
Y
C
Z
B
F

P
 U
K
H
V
J
T




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Map of early diversification of modern humans according to mitochondrial population genetics (see: Haplogroup L).
The first lineage to branch off from Mitochondrial Eve is L0. This haplogroup is found in high proportions among the San of Southern Africa, the Sandawe of East Africa. It is also found among the Mbuti people.[33][34]
These groups branched off early in human history and have remained relatively genetically isolated since then. Haplogroups L1, L2 and L3 are descendents of L1-6 and are largely confined to Africa. The macro haplogroups M and N, which are the lineages of the rest of the world outside Africa, descend from L3.
Y-chromosomal DNA
The mutations defining macro-haplogroup CT (all Y haplogroups except A and B) predate the "Out of Africa" migration, its descendent macro-group DE being confined to Africa. The mutations that distinguish Haplogroup C from all other descendants of CR have occurred some 60,000 years ago, shortly after the first Out of Africa migration.
Haplogroup F originated some 45,000 years ago, either in North Africa (in which case it would point to a second wave of out-of-Africa migration) or in South Asia. More than 90% of males not native to Africa are descended in direct male line from the first bearer of haplogroup F.

Genomic analysis
Although mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosomal DNA are particularly useful in deciphering human history, data on the genomes of dozens of population groups have also been studied. In June 2009, an analysis of genome-wide SNP data from the International HapMap Project (Phase II) and CEPH Human Genome Diversity Panel samples was published.[35] Those samples were taken from 1138 unrelated individuals.[35] Before this analysis, population geneticists expected to find dramatic differences among ethnic groups, with derived alleles shared among such groups but uncommon or nonexistent in other groups.[36] Instead the study of 53 populations taken from the HapMap and CEPH data revealed that the population groups studied fell into just three genetic groups: Africans, Eurasians (which includes natives of Europe and the Middle East, and Southwest Asians east to present-day Pakistan), and East Asians, which includes natives of Asia, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.[36] The study determined that most ethnic group differences can be attributed to genetic drift, with modern African populations having greater genetic diversity than the other two genetic groups, and modern Eurasians somewhat more than modern East Asians.[36] The study suggested that natural selection may shape the human genome much more slowly than previously thought, with factors such as migration within and among continents more heavily influencing the distribution of genetic variations.[37]




It is from the above finding that gave me greater interest to veto the Bible and consider what similarities to augment my thoughts and findings.  To my amazements some findings strikes a cord about the presents of the African in the making of human history using the bible as a reference.
According to the book of Genesis, God (YHWH) made man in His image and likeness and blessed them to subdue the earth and multiply. Note, I use God and my reference is to Yehowa (YHWH)
Gen. 1:26 – God said lets create man in our own image and likeness: and let them have dominion(control, power, energy, overcome) over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gen. 2:10-14 – And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11: The name of the first is PISON; that is it which compasseth the whole land of HAVILAH(YEMEN), where there is gold;    Gen .24:18(The children of Ishmael dwelt from Havilah as far as Shur which is the east of Egypt) 12: And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13: And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of CUSH (ETHIOPIA)
14: And the name of the third river is HIDDEKEL(TIGRIS): that is it which goeth toward the east of ASSYRIA( IRAG ,BABEL,BABYLON, MESOPOTEMIA, UR,CHALDEANS, SUMER). And the fourth river is Euphrates.

When the greatest civilizations were mentioned as Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus and Mayan, many of my Christian folks will be wondering. Now to our surprise, Egypt (Mizraim)/Cush/Kush (Ethiopia) and Mesopotamia are mentioned as the bothers of our revered Garden of Eden. I also agree that there are other Kushites/Cushites that can be found in the Middle East as the Holy Koran may attest too. This give the vivid prove that life begun in Africa even if you don’t agree to above by geographical location, any where you will place it still points to the dwelling place of the black. Check how many times God referred to Africa (Egypt and Cush) the land of Ham. Many too don’t know that, the now called Middle East really was a name generated to separate people and siphon their wealth especially using religious lines.  Islam, Judaism and Christianity have it roots in one common source; as we use the story of Abraham.
THE RED DREADFULL LIE: that Noah cursed the black man
Gen.9: 25 – And he (Noah) said, Curse be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.   Note. It wasn’t HAM that was cursed. And as matter of fact, it’s only Canaan that lost his land and does not still carry his name.


AFTER THE FLOOD
Gen. 10:1 NOAH’S SONS- SHEM, HAM, AND JAPHETH
According other source of research, Shem (like shame in pronunciation) means dusk, Ham also means burnt or black and Yaphet hairy (or fair). Then quickly my mind runs to the little art of colors pigmentation and derivation I learnt in school. That when you put all colors together you will get black. The question is how what will be the identity of Noah to have given birth to these 3 shades color of children that inherited the whole earth according to bible account. Does this have something in common with the mtDNA/ROAH (Recent Out of Africa Hypothesis)?
Gen. 10: 6-20 Genealogy of Ham(source Tim Osterholm)
Ham.  Also Cham or Kham.  Literal meanings are passionate, hot, burnt or dark (father of the Australoid, Negroid and Mongoloid people groups - Hamites).  He was the progenitor of:
(1) Cush "black" (sons were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Satecha) - also Chus, Kush, Kosh, Cushaean (Cushites, Nubians, Ethiopians, Ghanaians, Africans, Bushmen, Pygmies, Australian Aborignies, New Guineans, other related groups);
(2) Mizraim "double straits" (sons were Lud, Anom, Pathros, Chasloth and Chaphtor) - also Masr, Misr, Misraim, Mitzraim, Mizraite, Mitsrayim (Egyptians1, Khemets, Copts, other related groups);
(3) Phut "a bow" (sons were Gebul, Hadan, Benah and Adan) - also Punt, Puta, Put, Puni, Phoud, Pul, Fula, Putaya, Putiya, Libia, Libya (Libyans, Cyrenacians, Tunisians, Berbers, Somalians, Sudanese, North Africans, other related groups);
(4) Canaan "down low" (sons were Zidon2, Heth, Amori, Gergashi, Hivi, Arkee, Seni, Arodi, Zimodi and Chamothi) - also Canaanites, Cana, Chna, Chanani, Chanana, Canaana, Kana, Kenaanah, Kena'ani, Kena'an, Kn'nw, Kyn'nw, Kinnahu, Kinahhi, Kinahni, Kinahna, Kinahne (Mongols, Asians, Orientals, Chinese, Tibetans, Taiwanese, Thais, Vietnamese, Laotians, Cambodians, Japanese, Eskimos, American Indians3, Malayasians, Indonesians, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Maoris, Polynesians, Tahitians, Guamanians, Samoans, Fijians, Tongans, Tokelauans, Tuvaluans, Pacific Islanders4 and related groups5).
Tribes in other parts of Africa, Arabia and Asia, aboriginal groups in Australia, native Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Eskimos were birthed from descendants of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim and Phut.
Gen. 10:9-12 – Nimrod the first warrior (hunter) recognized by God and he founded nations-Babel (Babylon). Gen. 25: 12- 18. -The descendants of Ishmael. E.g. Tema. Check verses 18-
What is amazing too is how a group of people called the Lemba living in Southern Africa claim Hebrewhood or Jewishship. Hmmmm thanks to once again DNA test by NOVA.
 This Bantu-speaking group claimed Jewish ancestry and observed many Semitic traditions such as kosher-like dietary restrictions and slaughter practices


The team collected DNA samples from Bantu (African), Yemeni (Arab), and Sephardic Jews and Azhkenazi Jews (including Cohanim from both communities) to compare the amount of similarity that existed between each of these groups. As we’ve seen, the more similar the Y chromosome, the more closely related are some individuals in the different groups to a common paternal ancestor. As a consequence, one can establish links between populations.
What this study shows is that the Lemba, and more specifically some members of the Buba sub-clan, seem to have an ancestral connection to Judaic populations. Like an oral history, but written in the letters of their DNA, the Lemba Y chromosome hands from father to son a living record of the past.(source Kathmanduk2). I will later in other editions do proper analysis of the African in the bible.

Haven compared biblical history and other scientific thoughts on the dwelling and genesis of the African; I want to move further but this time looking at another area of study. Let’s use archeology and history to open the beauty of mother Africa. But our focus will be on Ancient Egypt.



Source Freeman Institute

 Compiled by
Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah
Director Visionaires Foundation
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