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Africa on the Move
There seems to be a lot going on in the continent right now.I was wondering whether it has always been this way or is it just because I am in the continent now, so I get to witness first hand the news events that are taking place in the continent right now.

Sudan.
The southern Sudanese voting an overwhelming 99.9 percent to secede from their northern brothers. It was not even close. Talk about living with the enemy as a brother. The good news is that the Muslim north had come in grips with what is going on and instead of fighting the inevitable, they decide the accept the change. The referendum has taking place and come July of this year there will be a new republic in the continent.

Ivory Coast.
This one is complicated, just as I thought it would be. Incumbent Laurent Gbagho who I was surprised lose the elections in his country but decided not to step down. The momentum to remove him from power has come to a halt. It might be temporary but for the moment the African Unity and Ecowas are still looking for ways to persuade the defeated leader to step down.It is going to take some time though to get it done.

Tunisia.
This one started in the streets and next you know, the President of the country for the past 24 years was gone. He had accepted not to run for reelection as part of the way to appeal to the masses,but is seems as if that was not enough for the populations. Next you know he was boarding a plane that was heading for France and finally Saudi Arabia. That is where he is now based, though his countrymen have gotten an international arrest warrant on his head.

Egypt.
The Egyptians took to the street in the manner of their Tunisian brothers and today the first of February 2011, Hosni Mubarak 30 year hold on this Arab nations is about to come to an end. Despite his many concessions that included putting aside plans for his son to be the future leader of the country, his countrymen will stop nothing short of getting him out of the country. The population got a major backing went the military decided not to side with the President. They say that so long as the demonstration stay peaceful, the would not opened fire on the population demonstrating on the streets.