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Edward Snowden: A Healing Voice By Jacques Depelchin
Like many people, I was surprised to hear of Edward Snowden’s decision to leave his job…
Congo war horrors in bubblegum pink
The Irish photographer Richard Mosse has generated much attention with his pink war zone landscapes of…
TRANSCEND Peace University: Africa: Africa in 2064 – A 'Reciprocal Development' & 'Basic Human Needs' Approach
Africa’s current development models tend to echo the priorities of colonialism, perpetuating structural inequalities that hinder…
Connecting the dots between weak leadership and corruption in Africa
‘I was asking myself, how does that happen? A desperately poor African country needing all of…
Midlands Voices: Angelou’s writings, moral example have power to inspire By Ngwarsungu Chiwengo
Maya Angelou is among the first African-American writers I read in graduate school. Her autobiography, “I…
Boko Haram affair: President Kagame fires at West-African leaders
"When I watch TV and I see that our leaders, who should have been working together…
Concern over camp-closure threat in North Kivu
KINSHASA, 28 May 2014 (IRIN) – A warning by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Africa will rewrite its own history of glory and dignity exactly in the next 50 years By Antoine Roger Lokongo
It is a privilege for me to be invited by Pambazuka News to gaze into my…
Agenda 2063: an e-mail from the future By Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
My dear friend Kwame, Greetings to the family…
UK Under Fire for Recruiting an ‘Army of Children’
by Jonathan Owen – The Independent Ministry of Defence finds itself in the company of countries…
The Zaire School of Popular Painting: An Art of Independence
The Zaire School of Popular Painting emerged as an artistic movement in the 1970s and has…
Nigerian Photographer Rotimi Fani Kayode: Exposing Prejudice Through the Nude
Spiritual and homosexual, the photographs of Rotimi Fani-Kayode have allowed us to re-evaluate what constitutes black…
Asa is back with “Dead Again”
After a three-year break from the scene, Nigeria’s Asa is back with a new single. Recently…
U.N. Decries Water as Weapon of War in Military Conflicts By Thalif Deen
The United Nations, which is trying to help resolve the widespread shortage of water in the…
A snippet of an article about Dubai from the Independent By Dr. Subramanian Swamy
There are three different Dubais, all swirling around each other. There are the expats, there are…
AND I STILL RISE–RIP MAYA ANGELOU
R.I.P. legendary author, poet and activist Maya Angelou. “In addition to her well-known autobiographies, Maya Angelou…
Interview with Johan Galtung
Johan Galtung is a Norwegian professor and author who is widely regarded as the “Father of…
#BringBackOurGirls: Beyond the Hash Tags By Louise Uwacu
Who wouldn’t want to save some kidnapped girls from some terrifying terrorists? NO one sane! So…
Elections everywhere, but what about democracy? by Brooks Spector
South Africa’s recent national election finally grabbed national attention – even stealing the headlines from the…
The Rise in Consciousness: Rebirth of revolutionary African music by OUSAINOU MBENGA
The role that music plays in the African liberation struggle against exploitation and oppression has suffered…
‘Now, we have a democratically elected totalitarian government’ — Arundhati Roy
In Pakistan, apprehensions are rife about Narendra Modi’s flamboyant success. But fervent Modi supporters in the…
Norway 2050: An Image By Johan Galtung
In Oslo, 200 Years after the 17 May 1814 Independence Constitution And why did that…
Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire: Stories are life and there is no life without stories, without reading…By Nyana Kakoma
Sources: Somanystories.ug Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire is a writer and law graduate of Makerere and Central European…
Tell Kirr and Marchar, the taste of the pudding is in the Eating
The much-anticipated first face-to-face talks between South Sudan’s President Kiir and his former vice president turned…