Happy New Year To FlourishingAfrica Readers!

We at FlourishingAfrica wish a happy New Year to our readers all over the world. Since the beginning of this blog two years ago, our readership has spanned India and China, Russia, the United States, Europe, Australia, and countries all over Africa. In short, we are being read all over the world. Our goal has been to monitor developments on the continent of Africa and around the world, pointing out whether these developments have positive or negative effects on the lives of Africans. Like many regions around the world, this year has brought successes and setbacks to Africans around the world. While HIV and AIDS infections continue to fall, increasing attention is being paid to the development of science and technology. While the politics in many parts of the continent, from Cape to Cairo, have been encouraging, there are a few countries that continue to know violent unrest - Libya, Mali, Somalia, the Congo, CAR, Nigeria. Even though violent conflicts have reduced on the continent, they continue to be a disturbing trend on the continent. In all this, however, Africans around the world continue to maintain a very optimistic spirit. May this optimism spur us to continue to care for our own and others so that Africa may continue to flourish. May this coming year bring increasing peace and prosperity.