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JPAS Call for Papers: Antenor Firmin: The Equality of the Human Races and the Foundation of Critical Anthropology
wrote 9 months ago: JPAS Call for Papers Antenor Firmin: The Equality of the Human Races and the Foundation of Critica … more →
Beijing, a Boon for Africa By Dambisa Moyo
wrote 10 months ago: The New York Times (June 27, 2012) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/opinion/beijing-a-boon-for-afri … more →
Walter Rodney's classic How Europe s Underdeveloped Africa is Reprinted
wrote 11 months ago: I just received word Walter Rodney’s classic book, How Europe s Underdeveloped Africa, has bee … more →
Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France on Mali and the French Indecency
wrote 1 year ago: The reflections below come from the pen of the daughter, Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France, of the influ … more →
Pambazuka - How African dictators corrupt European politics
wrote 1 year ago: I read this intriguing and eye-opening article (source:Pambazuka) – How African dictators corr … more →
The Danger of a Single Story
wrote 1 year ago: For more from Rosebell Kagumire: Why love without power is sentimental and anemic: http://tinyurl.co … more →
How to write about elections in Africa
wrote 1 year ago: With a few elections coming up next year, journalist Jina Moore already has the template down for co … more →
Winnie: Yep, another biopic
wrote 2 years ago: Here we go. Another biopic surrounding Nelson Mandela, but this time, Hollywood is tackling the stor … more →
Conflicting Stories: A Look at the Conflict Diamond Debate
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wrote 2 years ago: “Africans need this industry”-Russell Simmons, Founder of Def Jam Records and current CE … more →
DR Congo: The Weight of History (A France 24 Debate)
wrote 2 years ago: Although incredibly vast and rich in mineral resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo still strug … more →
Generation Rwanda Cocktail Party
wrote 2 years ago: Hi everyone, I’m writing to let you know about a special event that I’m volunteering at … more →
Heart of Darkness leaves it Shadow on the 21st Century
wrote 2 years ago: Written in 1899, Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness has greatly contributed to the Western per … more →
Meles Zenawi visit VIDEO!
wrote 2 years ago: Columbia has sparked controversy yet again. The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi Asres, was … more →
What three words come to mind when you think of Africa?
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wrote 2 years ago: We wanted to know what three things pop into the minds of New Yorkers when they hear “Africa … more →
VIDEO: CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE ON WRITING
wrote 3 years ago: H/T Herman Wasserman [oh, and welcome Sophie] … more →
gold diggers
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wrote 4 years ago: From Friends of the Earth International. Via The Seek Project. … more →
a world like the Palestinians
wrote 4 years ago: Reviewer Wesley Yang in Abu Dhabi’s The National on Mamdani’s latest book on Darfur: Sin … more →
Mamdani's lesson on Darfur
wrote 4 years ago: Howard French (in The New York Times) on the point of Mahmood Mamdani’s new book on Sudan, “Sa … more →
'Namibia is safe and clean by African standards'
wrote 4 years ago: One of the images that accompanies a travel feature in The San Francisco Gate. You can’t make … more →
