From the Book Peace By African’s Peaceful Means By Raïs Neza Boneza With micro-cultural aspects,…
Month: June 2016
Being African in India: 'We are seen as demons' By Aleta Andre
I speak Hindi and always laugh. But when I offer biscuits to the neighbours’ children, they…
26 June: International Day Against Torture by Rene Wadlow
Torture has a bad name among the police and security agencies of most countries. Thus torture…
You Talk About the Collapse of Western Civilisation as If It Would be a Bad Thing By KALUNDI SERUMAGA
Former Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Varoufakis’ crusade to help save the 60 year old European Union…
63 African Symbols For Creative Design By: Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN
African symbols from Egypt are well known, but now is time to discover more African symbols…
[Nobel Peace Laureate] Dalai Lama Urges Myanmar’s [Nobel Peace Laureate] Suu Kyi to Ease Rohingya Tensions
By David Brunnstrom | Reuters 13 Jun 2016 – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has…
Beyond the T-Shirt: What Che Actually Stood For By Urooba Jamal
Source: Telesur The famous portrait of Che Guevara graces T-shirts and posters the world over, but…
NEW NATION, LONG WAR In South Sudan, It’s Hard to Tell the Soldiers From the Criminals
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. DING COL DAU DING was successful, handsome, and fit. Born…
How the British killed Ugandan “Matyrs” and scapegoating Kabaka (King) Mwanga of Buganda By GNL Zamba
MWANGA didnt order killing the “Martyrs”, The British did it. So every June we turn our…
A Letter to my Brother: God is not a Christian and Other Tales of Our Civilisation By Chika Onyenezi
Dear Brother, One day we will wake up and we won’t know ourselves because the traditions…
Why SPLM remain rally point for our Political Activities? By Ater Garang Ariath
The ideal South Sudanese national unity is entirely lies with our historical party. This is a…
Exclusive: Top UN whistleblower resigns, citing impunity and lack of accountability
IRINNEWS Anders Kompass quits after exposing sexual abuse by peacekeepers in Central African Republic By Obi…
The crumbling Islamic State: Its desperate violations of humanitarian law
By Rene Wadlow* In simultaneous, if not necessary coordinated operations, there are attacks against the…
THE CANDIES THAT DOCTORS HAND OUT By Ife Piankhi
I fill my mouth with it. Never mind that I am lactose intolerant and in a…
Imperialism’s Junior Partners By Patrick Bond
Dilma Rousseff and Jacob Zuma at the 2014 BRICS summit in Brazil. GovernmentZA / Flickr Our…
Sudan: Five Years On, Refugees Still Fleeing Conflict
The United Nations refugee agency on 3 June 2016 warned that tragically people are still fleeing…
A case for Biafra BY CHIKA ONYENEZI
My mum was in the bathroom when fighter jets started bombing Enugu. Soon, Nigerian soldiers would…
Revolt of the Black athlete The hidden history of Muhammad Ali By David Zirin
Appeared in International Socialist Review Issue 33, January–February 2004 Dave Zirin is the author of Welcome…
From African Arguments – In Defeat, Defiance: Why Uganda’s repression of resistance could come back to haunt it By Michael Mutyaba
Since the chaotic elections in February, the political atmosphere in Uganda has been tense and the…