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Oz recently tagged me on Why I Blog About Africa.

Because I am African
I blog about Africa because I am African, because I have lived in Africa most of my life, because most of my family live in Africa, and because there is no other place that has contributed to my formation as much as Africa – at least so far. It is only logical that if I want to blog about a place – or collection of places – and I want to restrict myself to issues that I understand, I would have to blog about Africa. I also know much more about Africa because my research largely concerns two African countries.

Because I get angry…
I suppose I could write something very poetic, something about how much I love the continent, about how there is so much potential, about how the continent throbs with so much energy. But the reasons are more down to earth: I blog about Africa because I get disgusted by actions of leaders of African countries, and by assumptions and assertions about African countries by both Africans and non-Africans.

I tag Akin, Szavanna, and Akinlabi.

I got tagged by Aloofaa.

The rules:
1. Link the person(s) who tagged you… Aloofaa
2. Mention the rules in your blog…
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours…
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them…
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged…

6 quirky things about me
1. I think of depression as some form of excess energy, energy that can be worked away by doing something physical. Since I am not registered with any gym here, walking is a good way to spend the energy. A couple of nights ago, in Cotonou, I did a two hour walk. Some of my friends thought I was crazy when I told them. Coffee also helps.

2. I have paunchophobia. In normal English, this means that I have a fear of developing a paunch. The fear is related to the fact that
a)my father does
b)I love fermented drinks of almost any taste.
Doing anything about it? Not really. I do some sit-ups sometimes.

3) I enjoy watching romantic comedies (I have even watched The Prince and Me. Yea, it is that bad. Don’t worry, I don’t cry when I am, or after, watching them), but I can’t stand mushy mushy love songs. And can you believe this? I read a couple of Mills and Boon romance novels as a teenager.

4) I am not religious, but I think it makes a lot of sense to believe that the world was created by someone. Or who else would one blame for this mess?

5) The next time I return to this world – if re-incarnation is real – I would like to come as a woman, if I had to be human.

6) I am sometimes hopelessly naïve. How else does one account for a post that seeks to invoke the ‘responsibility to protect’ clause, or for a belief that world peace is possible?

I tag Omodudu, Damilare, Nneoma, Virginie, and Afolabi, and Akinlabi