Windhoek –Veterans of the Namibian liberation struggle narrate how the two-decade struggle for independence against the…
Year: 2014
Nelson Mandela International Day
18 July is the Nelson Mandela International Day, adopted in November 2009 by the UN General…
Death by Machete or death by Gun?
Of all the controversial issues in America, my favorite has to be the Gun Rights and…
Nation celebrating wrong heroes: Arundhati Roy
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In many countries, the proportion of the total national budget spent on the military, is…
We Come as Friends 2014: interview with Hubert Sauper By Eric Hynes
Hubert Sauper is a very charming man. His methods of engagement—eye contact, attentiveness, enthusiasm, easy…
Egalitarianism and Nonviolence: Gifts of the Khoe-San By Bernedette Muthien
Anthropologists have written for at least a hundred years of the so-called “Bushman.” I am descended…
Remenbering the 20th Century first Genocide: The Herero and Namaqua Genocide
The Herero and Namaqua Genocide is considered the first genocide of the 20th century that took…
DRC Elections: Will Kabila stay or go? And many other questions on the road to 2016 – By Manya Riche and Kris Berwouts
The elections of July and October 2006 marked the end of a particularly dramatic decade in…
Africans in Asia During Age of Enslavement: Revolts and Resistance By Runoko Rashidi
One thing that we have not done here and will not do is begin our survey…
Sudan: is the National Dialogue really dead? (And did it ever really exist anyway?) – By James Copnall
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AFRICA Lens: Hans Silvester
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Book Review: Claim No Easy Victories – The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral By Prince Ofori-Atta
Published for the 40th anniversary of Guinea-Bissauan revolutionary Amilcar Cabral’s death, this book is a crucial…
The road to peace in Mali: political roadblocks and other obstacles
Civil society organisations are doing good work in Mali. But their job is being made more…
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Looking back, it feels as if Salwa Bugaighis embodied not the hopes and aspirations of the…
The Civil Rights Act – 50 Years Later
0 President Johnson and Dr. King Many died. Millions suffered. On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon…
The Chibok girls: Nigeria’s side of the story By Olusegun Akinsanya
Why has it been so difficult for the Nigerian government to fight the scourge of Boko…
#InstagrammingAfrica: The Narcissism of Global Voluntourism.” BY LAUREN KASCAK & SAYANTANI DASGUPTA
(Photo: Twin Design/Shutterstock) Voluntourism is ultimately about the fulfillment of the volunteers themselves, not necessarily what…
“Journalism in Egypt is a Crime”: Global Outcry After 3 Al Jazeera Reporters Sentenced to 7-10 Years
An Egyptian court has sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists to between seven and 10 years in…
From guns and knives to friendship
Photo: http://bit.ly/1m3q4Gr by Rosa Lia: The Palestine-Israel Journal One conversation in a coffee shop in…
Heed the Voices For Peace Amid the Tragedy of Iraq By Amy Goodman
It didn’t take long this week for the architects of the disastrous U.S. invasion and occupation…
Uruguay’s President Mujica says vulture funds are after Argentina’s oil
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Millions of Widows Face Abuse, Poverty, Homelessness, Rape, Cleansing, Burning…
No woman should lose her status, livelihood or property when her husband dies, yet millions of…
Forests Provide Jobs, Energy, Nutritious Foods and Ecosystem Services – Do Not Kill Them!
Across the world, forests provide employment, energy, nutritious foods and a wide range of other goods…