Africans must go to the moon

[Homeros]

Entebbe, Uganda - Africans must travel to the moon to investigate what developed nations have been doing in outer space, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday.
"The Americans have gone to the moon. And the Russians. The Chinese and Indians will go there soon. Africans are the only ones who are stuck here," Museveni said, addressing a meeting of the Uganda Law Society in Entebbe.

"We must also go there and say: 'What are you people doing up here?'."

Museveni urged the assembly of Uganda's top lawyers to support East African integration, arguing that one of the region's goals should be to develop a space programme.
"Uganda alone cannot go to the moon. We are too small. But East Africa united can. That is what East African integration is all about," he said. "Then we can say to the Americans: 'What are you doing here all alone?'."

Museveni has vocally campaigned for a common East African economic and political zone.
Negotiations to establish a tariff free trade zone including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda have been ongoing for months.
Museveni on Saturday also called for enhanced political integration among the East African nations, suggesting the region would be strengthened by becoming one country.

- AFP

I can think of several reasons to go to the moon, but going there just to figure out what others are doing up there doesn't make sense. Museveni has enough problems in his country (the Lord's Resistance Army), but instead of dealing with those lunatics he wants to check the nightclubs on the moon or something.

[C-Rob]

he just wants to join the three hundred thousand kilometer high club.

[Lord Tomyris]

He sounds all sad to be left out of the fun.

[Hookah Smoking Caterpiller]

Europe hasn't been to the moon. Can we have a EU vs Africa space race?

[jankren]

Europe hasn't been to the moon. Can we have a EU vs Africa space race?

Errr ... where is Russia again?

[Norge]

Errr ... where is Russia again?

Have I missed something? At what point in history did Russia go to the moon?

[Carach]

Have I missed something? At what point in history did Russia go to the moon?

jankren's gonna feel really silly....lol

[Hippolord]

WEST Europe hasn't been to the moon. Can we have a EU vs Africa space race?

I got 5 bucks on Africa (Sorry E.U.)

[VALIS]

I got 5 bucks on Africa (Sorry E.U.)

And when did east Europe get to the moon?

[Hippolord]

And when did east Europe get to the moon?

Russia?

Edit: Wait didnt they?

Is America the only one!

[Captain Jin]

Bahaha, how about paved roads in Africa or feeding your people before kicking rocks around on the moon and looking at a plaque from the 60s.

[Tiberios]

I think Africa has more important matters. Massive poverty and aids epidemic

[shadyrome]

I think Africa has more important matters. Massive poverty and aids epidemic

The un is taking care of that..

[Homeros]

Maybe Museveni watched this Heineken commercial

[Markas]

I guess he thinks we're hiding food up there.

[DekuTrash]

I guess he thinks we're hiding food up there.

[Thanatos]

I hear that's where the alien mothership is hiding out.

[Barry Goldwater]

Doesn't Africa have other, more pressing matters to deal with? They can join the million-mile club later

[Phier]

I'm trying to resist the jokes and there are so many GOOD ones.

[Panzerbear]

pffft. space race is SO overrated. lets race who will dig oneself deeper into the dirt instead. Africans can certainly teach us a lesson or two...

or how about building colonies on the bottom of Atlantic ocean instead? that would be freaking sweet.