Ity taona ity no manamarika ny faha-20 taona ny Andro manerantany iadiana amin'ny SIDA izay tanterahina isaky ny voalohany volana Desambra. Na dia tsapan'ny olona anarivoarivony amin'ny ankapobeny isan'andro aza ny fiantraikan'ny VIH sy ny SIDA dia ity kosa ny andro manokana hamphafantarana bebe kokoa ny amin'ity aretina ity.

Ny lohahevitra raisin'ny andro iadiana amin'ny SIDA amin'ity taona ity dia mifantoka amin'ny “Mitarika – Mankahery – Manafaka,” izay mampivoitra ny paikam-pahaiza-mitarika ahafahana manohitra ny aretina. Na dia tsy nihetsika firy intsony aza ny isanjaton'ny olon-dehibe mitondra ny Tsimok'aretina VIH hatramin'ny taona 2000, dia mbola misy hatramin'ny 33 000 000 nomitondra izany amin'izao fotoana izao ary manakaiky ny 7 500 isan'andro no tratrany koa isan'andro. Niakatra tokoa ny tahan'ny fifindran'ny VIH any amin'ny firenena maro tahaka an'i Shina, Indonezia, Kenya, Mozambika, Rosia, ary Vietnam. Manana ny antontan'isany koa ny SIDA — 2 000 000 ny olona matin'io aretina io tamin'ny herintaona.

nanehoizany antontan'isa izany ny bolongana manerantany, mizara ny tantaran'ireo mitondra ny VIH/SIDA, sy ny fiantraikan'ny aretina amin'ny fiainany andavanandro, sy ny henatra azo amin'ny fitondrana ny aretina. Izany atontan'isa izany dia mampiseho amintsika ny zavatra efa tontosa tamin'ny fiadiana ity aretina ity sy ny habetsaky ny asa mbola miandry.

Ao amin'ny Poz For Life i Russell 20 taona no mamaham-bolongana avy any Aostralia amin'ny fitondrany ny tsimok'aretina VIH mba hampirisihany ny hafa hanao fizahana sao mitondra aretina azo avy amin'ny firaisana ka hanaovana ny firaisana voaaro. Tamin'ny lahatsorany voalohany no nahatsiarovany ny nizahana azy raha mitondra ny VIH izy sy ny fitaintainana tao aminy nandritra ny fiandrasana ny valiny. izao no nataony rehefa fantany fa nitondra ny tsimok'aretina VIH izy:

“I got there [the doctor's office] around 10:30am and went straight in, it was like they where waiting for me ready to take my soul and toss it out the 4th story. I went into his office and I sat down, then I hear ‘Russell am sorry to say but the test for HIV is positive.' I froze for a few seconds and just looked amazed. What felt like a lifetime of silence was around 30 seconds. I said ‘I was thinking it might come back that way.' I can't believe that I said that, really the first words out of my mouth was I thought it might come back that way.”

Ao amin'ny bolongan'ny fikambanam-pampandrosoana AZUR mitondra ny anarana hoe AIDS Rights Congo, izay tetikasan'ny Rising Voices iray, no miaro ny zon'ny olona mitondra ny tsimok'aretina VIH. Asehon'ny takelaka maro ao aminy ary ny fanavakavahana sy ny henatra atrehin'ireo mitondra ny tsimok'aretina any Congo. Misy lahatsoratra iray ao miresaka momba ny fiainan'i “Bernadette,” ramatoakely iray mpivarotra akanjo ao an-tsenan'i Tié-Tié any Pointe-Noire. Niova ny fiainany rehefa nolazain'ny namany (sipany?) tao an-tsena fa mitondra VIH i Bernadette.

“At the market, her neighbors immediately desert their tables; which even attract the attention of those responsible for managing the market, who, conscious of the fact that having a table at the market is a difficult thing, are surprised to find empty tables around her. The situation has put everyone on alert, and those passing from far away can hear the neighbor’s gossip on the fact that she is a woman infected with HIV. However there are no outward signs that Bernadette is sick, one cannot read it on her face. The illness is not at an advanced stage and she is not on ARV [Antiretroviral] treatment. She is simply a normal young woman.

In a setback, traumatized by the situation, she stops her little shop.”

Juan Carlos, 29 taona avy any Ekoatera,no mamaham-bolongana ny amin'ny atrehin'izay mitondra ny VIH. Ao amin'ny lahatsorany iray no iresahany any amin'ny mahazava-dehibe ny fandanjalanjana sy ny vokatsoa azo aminn'y firesahana aman'olona izay sedraina.

Hay mucha gente seropositiva que obvia la ayuda de los psicólogos a lo largo de sus vidas. Personalmente, si hay alguien que escuche o lea esto… yo creo que siempre es bueno conversar con un psicólogo cada cierto tiempo, hace que los días más sombríos se vuelvan más claros y nos ayuda a sobre llevar mejor nuestra vida con este virus y nuestros demás problemas.

Pinoy Poz, izay mipetraka any Quezon any Philippines, no mamaham-bolongana ny amin'ny fitondrana ny VIH sy ny fahasarotan'ny ilazana fa mitondra izany izy. Nolazainy ary fa nitia olona nitovy fanahana aminy izy fony 21 taona, fa “niverina nidiot” sivy taona tay aoriana rehefa hitany fa mitondra ny tsimok'aretina izy. Ao amin' ity lahatsoratra ity no ilazany fa tsy tsy ratsy araka izay atahorany tsy akory ny filazana fa mitondra ny tsimok'aretina VIH izy, nefa mbola tena sarotra izany.

“Honestly, I’ve been too chicken to tell some of my other contacts myself. And when I say contacts, I mean… okay, sexual contacts. So I did the next best thing. I backtracked through my sexual contacts up to more than a year ago, and had a friend contact them anonymously, to advise them to get tested for HIV. The reactions varied from asking who the sender was, replying to the anonymous number that they’d just gotten tested, sending foul messages to their alleged stalker, or most commonly, assuming that they did get the message, not replying. But I felt that was as decent a warning as I could manage.”

Maro ny mitovitovy amin'ireo lahatsoratra maro ireo manerantany. Mampivoitra ny feon'ireo sahy miseho fa mitondra ny tsimok'aretina VIH sy ny feon'ireo mpikarakara, ary ireo olo-tsotra te-hampahafantatra ny VIH/SIDA ity Saritany Google anoritan'ny Global Voices ny toerana misy ireo mpamaham-bolongana mitondra ny tsimok'aretina VIH ity. koa tsidiho ary vakio ny tantaran'izy ireny. Azo atsofoka amin'ny vohikalanao moa ny saritany. koa na dia nifanandrify tamin'ny andro manerantany iadiana amin'ny SIDA aza ny sarintany, dia ho ankotrihina izany mandritra ny taona.

saripikan'ny  Riban SIDA mihantona amin'ny hazo avyamin'i ttfnrob.

Custódio Duma [pt] no mitondra vaovao ho antsika fa nentina haingana tany amin'ny hopitaly any Afrika Atsimo ny minisitry ny fiarovana Mozambikana Filipe Nyussi raha tapaka nandritra ny lozam-pifamoivoizana ny tanany. “Reko ny filazan'ny minisitry ny fahasalamana tao amin'ny RDP Africa tamin'ny herinandro fa manaraka ny fenitra iraisam-pirenena ny Hopitaly lehiben'i Maputo… koa nahoana moa no tsy mba ampidirina ao amin'io hopitaly io mihitsy ny mpitondrantsika?”

Ampoky ny fifaliana izahay, vahoakan'i Afrika Atsimo, fa naverin'ny zanak'olombelona ho amin'ny fivelaranay, izahay, izay noheverina ho dahalo fotoana vitsy lasa izay, no nomena tombondahiny naiditra ho ao anatin'ny fiaraha-monina iraisam-pirenena eto amin'ny taninay manokana.

– teny avy amin'i Nelson Mandela's nandritra ny fitokanana azy ho Filoham-pirenen'i Afrika Atsimo, tany Pretoria, ny 10 May 1994.

Nelson Mandela, ilay mpitolona nanohitra ny fanavakavaham-bolokoditra sady filoham-pirenena Afrikana Tatsimo voafidy tamin'ny fomba demaokiratika feno, no nankalaza ny faha-90 taonany androany [Zoma] ary nihoatra ny tranony any Qunu, vohitra kely any atsinanan'i Le Cap sy ny sisintany lavitra mihitsy izany ny fanomezam-boninahitra azy izany. Niara-nihira ny fahatrarany fety (happy birthday) izao tontolo izao ary nandefa karatra fiarabana ho azy. Ny ifantohantsika etoana dia ny lahatsora-pifaliana avy amin'ireo mpamaham-bolongana mipetraka eto Afrika, izay dindon'ny fiovana nentin'i Madiba tamin'ny fiainany sy ny fireneny, ary ny nofinofiny amin'ny ho avy.

Rethabile Masilo, mpamaham-bolongana Lesotho fiaviana, no mahatsiaro ny halehiben'ny tolona nataon'i Mandela. Mendrika hotsidihana ny bolongany Black Looks noho ny traikefa niainan'ny fianakaviambeny raha nialokaloka tany Afrika Atsimo izy ireo:

I had a light bulb above my head, just like in cartoons, and the hair on my arms stood on end. The name Nelson Mandela dropped of it’s own accord into my head, and I truly, really understood why he had sacrificed his life against this… thing. For that particular zombie instant, hair on end, a stupid smile on my face, I knew why. I want to wish him a happy birthday today, and tell him that we know.

Avy ao Afrika Atsimo kosa i Sandi Schultz mpamahana ny My Whorl no mahatadidy tsara ilay fiandohan'ny volana Feboroary 1990 raha henony fa noafahana i Mandela, ilay maherifony indrindra, rehefa tany amponja nandritra ny 27 nitolona ho amin'ny fiarahamonina afaka sy demaokiratika:

10 february 1990 - we’re in the airport lounge in brussels. i see someone i know and she shouts out, “mandela’s free tomorrow!” wow, we are floored by the news! at long last - and we’re going to be home when it happens.

we land sometime in the early hours and head straight for soweto to watch madiba’s release on tv with friends of john’s. it is momentous! the man walks out, taller, more charismatic than anyone could have imagined. larger than life. a survivor of the seemingly impossible.

Louder than Swahili, bolongana Danoà monina any Tanzania indray no manambara fa maro ny azo ianarana avy amin'i Mandela, indrindra moa fa rehefa miatrika ny fahafahana mamela heloka isika. Mino izy fa tsy filoha tsotra fotsiny izy:

Mandela has gotten a position very few politicians could ever hope for. It is very much due to Mandela that the country has been able to change and create a positive image of what now is labelled the rainbow nation. But keeping this brand alive is also very much dependent on how his predecessors manage to continue running the country.

Ao amin'ny lahatsoratra hoe ‘Bring Back Nelson Mandela' (avereno i Nelson Mandela) , kosa no itarafan'i Africa is a Country izay mahaliana mikasika an'i Afrika Atsimo amin'ity 2008 ity:

It’s of course a very interesting time to celebrate Mandela’s 90th birthday. It’s been 18 years since has released from prison and 14 years since he was first elected as President. And yes, in some ways South Africa today is unrecognizable from the country Mandela encountered in 1990. But some of the old inequalities persist. South Africa — a country that revels in its “special” status — is also becoming an ordinary country.

Memoires of Africa [fahatsiarovan'i Afrika] ihany koa dia mametraka izay fahasarotana mianjady amin'ny firenena izay ankehitriny, ary manantena fa tsy ho adinoina ny lova navelan'ilay maherifo:

It’s a day for many to reflect on his legacy. At a time when South Africa is going through political upheavals many pray for his wisdom to be transferred to the current and potential future leadership of the country. Will his legacy be carried out to ensure that the stability and the future of this country reflect what he fought for? But let’s not get into politics for today… Ube neminye iminyaka Tata…

Avy any Mozambique kosa, Seguindo os Sonhos [Manaraka ny nofinofy, pt], tarika mpihira misy ankizy manantanlenta efatra, dia nandrakitra hira hira manokana ho fahatsiarovana ny faha-90 taona nahaterahan'i Mandela. Hihira amin'ny fety hankalazaina amin'ny 10 aogositra ho avy izao any Maputo ry zareo . Azonao vakiana eto ny tonony eto. Ny lahatsoaratra androany moa dia momba ny fetim-pahaterahana:

Nelson Mandela, nosso ídolo ! Hoje a tarde vai receber em África do Sul um pequeno presente nosso: um DVD com a nossa música e o nosso video para seu nonagésimo aniversário. Você é um homem de um coração tão humanístico como há muito poucos neste mundo de hoje, cheio de egoístas e de líderes políticos cuja maioria persegue agendas individuais e não de índole nacional que possam beneficiar os seus compatriotas de que se proclamam seus representantes e defensores.

Hahazo fanomezana kely avy aminay i Nelson Mandela, ilay olona tsongoin'olombolo, amin'ity tolakandro ity any Afrika Atsimo: DVD iray misy ny ny lahatsarinay sy ny hiranay natokana ho amin'izao faha-90 taona anao izao. Olona manana toe-panahy mendrika vitsy dia vitsy mpanana amin'izao fotoana izao manerana izao tontolo izao ianao, izao tontolo izao feno olona tia tena sy mpitarika politika tsy mahalala afa-tsy ny fandaharam-potoana ho an'ny tenany fa tsy mikatsaka ny tombotsoan'ny besinimaro, nefa dia mampihambo ny tenany ho solotenam-bahoaka sy mpiaro azy.

Jennifer Reynard moa niezaka ihany ny tsy hitomany teo amin'ny biraony raha nahatsiaro ny nandaozan'i Nelson Mandela ny fonja, ny androm-pifidianana eo ampijerena tamin'ny fahitalavitra ny fanokafana ny faha90 taonany fa tsy tanany ny ranomasony:

Natasha, Tanja and I are at Natasha’s aunt and uncle’s house. “Did you send an sms for Mandela’s birthday?” Tush asks me. “Yes- but I kept it very simple. Just ‘Happy Birthday Madiba. God bless and have many more. Love Jenny”.
” Not me,” Natasha says “I got quite emotional, saying ‘Thank you for sending our country on its way to democracy…”
Today- grey skies. I slept past my alarm clock. I got to work late. My eyes are teary. I wish I had baked a cake. I wish I could share with someone how much today means. I listen to Asimbonanga, Impi, Scatterlings of Africa and others on Youtube. I watch the video of Madiba on stage in Frankfurt. I want to cry for our country, and our people, for being so far away but for always having Africa in my heart.
Mandela is an icon, but the key thing about him is it feels like each one of us carries a piece of him- a quote, a special memory, the image ofMadiba shirts hanging in OR Thambo - in our hearts. Not only does he remind the world that we count, that we mean something, but in some small way, his birthday has the power to bring me home.
Happy birthday Madiba. God bless you.

Agry ao amin'ny navegador solidário [mpiantsambo miray hina] no mizara vaovao mikasika ny fodian'ireo tra-boina izay nisedra herisetra sy fanafihana vahiny mpiavy mpilaravinahitra any amin'ny tany nihaviany, dia i Mozambika zany :

Enfim, ainda não chegou a hora do governo sul-africano reconhecer, sem rodeios, a sua responsabilidade em todo este processo. Com pensamentos redondos e com uma enorme incapacidade de autocrítica (como primeiro passo) o regime sul-africano, ao que tudo indica, persiste em enterrar a cabeça na areia.

Toix ao amin'ny Lusofolia no manapariaka sary mahatsikaiky entiny manazava ny lahatsorany :

Com o aumento do preço da gasolina é da maior sensatez começarmos a pensar em ir buscar a velha bicla ao fundo da garagem. São só vantagens. Além de não poluir, também se poupa imenso no ginásio.

Manoina ny antso avon'ny fanjakana Japôney mba hisian'ny fiaraha-miasa hanampy an'i Afrika, mba hampitombo avo roa heny ao anatin'ny folo taona ny vokatra vary any Afrika, nandritra ny fivoriambe Iraisam-Pirenena TICAD [Tokyo International Conference on African Development] izay natao tany Yokohama, any Japàna, i Elísio Macamo no mizara ny fanontaniany ao amin'ny Ideias críticas [hevitra fitsikerana] :

Passados dez anos a produção de arroz em África é o dobro do que é hoje. A população manteve-se constante? O nosso paladar manteve-se constante? O nosso estilo de vida manteve-se constante?

“Ireo mpanao politika malaza nigoka ny fiarovan'ny vahoaka mozambikana ary efa lasa mpitarika na mpandraharaha amin'izao fotoana izao, nahoana moa izy ireo no tsy manandratra ny feony hiaro ny Mozambikana tsy ho tratran'ny fankahalana vahiny ary hanakana ireo mpanatanteraka (ny herisetra)?”, hoy ny fanontanian'i Bosse Hammarström [pt].

Ny mpanao gazety mpiblaogy Orlando Castro monina any Angôla no manapariaka ao amin'ny Alto Hama ny fivoriana hotanterahin'ireo firenena Afrikana miteny Pôrtogey izay hanomboka amin'ny faha-28 May 2008 any Lisboana, any Pôrtogala :

O passado, presente e futuro de África vai estar em Lisboa durante dois dias, durante os trabalhos do II Congresso Internacional da África Lusófona. Organizado pela Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, o evento está subordinado ao tema «Agenda Global para a África Lusófona» e contará com a presença de um leque alargado de representantes políticos e sociais dos PALOP [Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa], bem como estudiosos que se debruçam sobre estas temáticas.