INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT On June 13, 1980 Walter Rodney was assassinated in Guyana. Since that date…
Category: Society
Surviving scarcities in Bulengo: Women’s trial in displaced camps in North Kivu (D.R.Congo)
By Raïs Neza Boneza It takes us four hours to cruise on the…
Juba: Panaaru Community Resilient Remains Immutable by Ater Garang Ariath
Dinka Panaaru resilience remained unchallengeable despite huge ramification that left by the ongoing war in South…
CONCERNING VIOLENCE – Lauryn Hill Narrated Colonialism Documentary by Göran Hugo Olsson
Göran Olsson is a filmmaker from Sweden, well known from his earlier documentary: “The Black Power…
The Betrayal Of Haiti By Latin America And The Caribbean
AFRICANGLOBE – For the 10th year since the forcible removal of elected Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide…
The meaning of protest art to society By Karest Lewela and Humphrey Sipalla
Protest art exists across all the genres of art. In visual and audio arts, from stand-up…
Adinkra Symbols and the Rich Akan Culture
Andikra 1817 Today, we will talk about Adinkra symbols of the Akanpeople of Côte d’Ivoire and…
Malawi inaugurates the first university dedicated to sciences
Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST).© Malawi Cameraman Le Président Peter Mutharika du Malawi…
Tales from the bush: Former LRA commander tells of life with Kony
Ketty Adong is trying to piece back her life after escaping from LRA rebels. Photos by…
CAMPAIGNERS CLASH ON female genital mutilation (FGM)
Doubting critics say the research only encourages female genital mutilation. But you don’t help women by…
The mental health burden in northern Uganda By Sarah Tumwebaze
A long the road to Gulu, it is clear that life has returned to normal. This…
Afriturist with Hector Peterssen
“That I’m alive today proves the power of the photo and that the only viable…
Lessons From the Bamemba Tribe
I’ve been intrigued by this tribe ever since I heard about them while listening to…
Who Needs Eurocentric Nobel Prizes in Literature?Rogers Atukunda
Ngugi I am no literature professor or literary giant per se, I write from my humble…
How Corporate Power Converted Wealth into Philanthropy for Social Control By Arundhati Roy
The new book, ‘Capitalism: A Ghost Story,’ explores the blurred connection between corporations and the foundations…
Africa's female fighters: They bled and died on the battlefields of freedom – and were forgotten after victory By Marthe Van Der WOLF
One of the boys: Congolese soldiers attend a decoration ceremony for 89 new lieutenants, including nine…
Idris Elba Releasing Mandela-Inspired Album Ft. James Blake, Mumford & Sons, Spoek Mathambo, DJ Spoko + More
British actor Idris Elba is gearing up to release a Mandela-inspired eleven-track album in November. mi Mandela, “a celebration of…
Becoming an adult in today’s world
What does it mean to be an adult these days? What are some of the challenges…
Libya, the ‘failed state’, needs to look back
In March 2011, at the time the so-called leaders of the free world were foaming at…
High time to build a movement of solidarity to end UN occupation of Haiti By Ajamu Nangwaya
“From the beginning of our century until now, Haiti and its inhabitants under one aspect or…
The NGO-ization of resistance By By Arundhati Roy
A hazard facing mass movements is the NGO-ization of resistance. It will be easy to…
Congolese: Returning home and building a dream
By Daisy Carrington and Dianne McCarthy* Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has found…
Nation celebrating wrong heroes: Arundhati Roy
‘The story of Gandhi that we’ve been told is a lie’ Arundhati Roy The real struggles…
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…
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…