This is an excerpt from a much longer article on globalization from the Kigali paper, The New Times. Seen on AllAfrica at http://allafrica.com/stories/200702200611.html
Rwanda: Is Globalisation Another Form of Imperialism? The New Times (Kigali) http://www.newtimes.co.rw/ OPINION February 18, 2007 Posted to the web February 20, 2007 Alice Buhinja Kigali . . . Culture and globalisation As regards culture, Africa is known to be rich in culture. Each culture has its own personality; the fact that we are all humans does not mean that we are all the same. Culture is learned and such learning does not take place through natural inheritance. It is not genetically transmitted but rather takes place by a process of absorption from social environment or through deliberate instructions. No culture is possible without a language; therefore if you want to kill a culture, first kill the language. Globalisation has affected our culture by first killing local languages and promoting foreign languages as the global language. No wonder even when you are in Rwanda, you may find that meeting are conducted in English and French, reports are written in English/French, and some countries like Uganda use English as a national and official language. Thanks to AU and the International Conference on Great Lakes Regions which are advocating for the promotion of Kiswahili as the African official language. People's behaviour has been affected in different ways. . . . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
