Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy detained for questioning over Gaddafi loan, reminding us of another reason…
Year: 2018
Saving Lake Chad: A pan-African project; Reflections on the international conference to save Lake Chad
The international conference on saving the Lake Chad was held in Abuja, Nigeria on 25-28 February…
Senegal – Gambia prefer to build bridges not walls – Macky Sall 'jabs' Trump By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
Senegalese president Macky Sall on Tuesday issued a veiled jab at United States president Donald…
Ethiopian Airlines all – female crew is welcomed by Argentine president By Daniel Mumbere
The Argentine president, Mauricio Macri, welcomed the all female Ethiopian Airlines flight to Buenos Aires. The…
Ethiopia activists trigger fuel blockade to protest emergency rule
Activists in Ethiopia are continuing their resistance to the current state of emergency with a fresh…
KIMPA VITA: THE MOTHER OF THE AFRICAN REVOLUTION \ 72 mins \ ANGOLA & DR CONGO
A biopic documentary film about Mama Kimpa Vita. The fifteenth century was a time when…
KIMPA VITA: THE MOTHER OF THE AFRICAN REVOLUTION \ 72 mins \ ANGOLA & DR CONGO
A biopic documentary film about Mama Kimpa Vita. The fifteenth century was a time when…
We Will Not Forget: THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF LAVALAS IN HAITI
On February 29, 2004, the constitutional government of Haiti was overthrown, bringing Haiti’s ten-year experience with…
Syria Conflicts Highlight Violations of Humanitarian International Law by Rene Wadlow
A recent wave of fighting in Syria, especially in the Eastern Ghouta zone near Damascus and…
Missing: Conflict Literacy, Peace Literacy
Missing Conflict Literacy The example is Robert Malley “10 Conflicts to Watch in 2018“, in Foreign…
Global Partnership on Education: Nana Akufo Addo mocks French President Macron and Senegal Macky Sall
On 2 February in Dakar (Senegal), President Nana Akufo Ado stole the show with standing ovations…
Johan Galtung: Understanding, Fighting & Overcoming Racism
What does Johan Galtung think about Racism? It is very different from what Morgenbladetpublished after his…
EXPERIENCES OF DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA: REFLECTIONS ON PRACTICES OF COMMUNALIST PALAVER AS A METHOD OF RESOLVING CONTRADICTIONS
This article by Ernest Wamba Dia Wamba originally appeared in Philosophy and Social Action XI (3)…
Will the Stability Doctrine in Africa destabilise the world?
In 2017, the world watched as Kenya endured one of the most complicated election cycles…
Meanwhile in Uganda: Refugee scandal: OPM suspends 4 officials By ERIASA MUKIIBI SSERUNJOGI
In Summary Allegations. This comes after a UN report noted incidences of gross mismanagement, fraud and…
Let’s Stop Calling Cuba Unsafe By Christopher P. Baker
On January 18, 2018, Cuba was named “Safest Country for Tourism” at the 38th annual International…
Bassem Tamimi Writes a Letter to his Imprisoned Daughter Ahed on Her 17th Birthday
Bassem Tamimi, the father of imprisoned Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi (and the husband of Nariman…
Good People – Race Consciousness Evolution By By Martha R. Bireda
Ruby Bridges “Good white folks” was a term used by African Americans in the South to…
“Shithole” Countries? The Media’s Portrayal of Africa Reconsidered BY VIRGIL HAWKINS
It’s time to take a hard look at the role of the news media in creating…
“We Still Have a Choice Today: Nonviolent Coexistence or Violent Coannihilation” — MLK BY Marilyn Langlois
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s prophetic words, uttered April 4, 1967, continue to haunt and challenge…
Ethiopian Oromo refugees face bribes, harassment in Kenya BY Charlie Ensor/IRIN
Ethiopian Oromo refugees fleeing to Kenya to escape persecution say they are finding life on the…
What Western Imperialism Is Up to Now in Zimbabwe
“The capitalist agenda is to neo-colonize Zimbabwe and appropriate its labor and land.” When the press…
Concentration Camps for African Migrants Blocked from Entering Europe Are Popping Up Across Libya By Vijay Prashad on December 29, 2017
Photo: Alliance/AA H. Turkia Refugees do not show up in the Mediterranean Sea as if from…