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Encountering the promised land: Rastafari in Ethiopia and Shashamane
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie would have been 125 this year. Perhaps coincidentally — and indeed meaningfully for Rastafari repatriates in…
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The offspring of Africa’s strongmen are living it up
THE Mugabe brothers are having a night out again. Here they are showing off their outfits: distressed white denim, high-top…
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From the Archives: Black Brazil
This article was first published in the New Internationalist issue 226 – 05 December 1991 Brazil has the largest black population…
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The Richest Man Ever To Live -Mansa Musa Of Mali
When we usually discuss Black History we usually talk about well-known individuals like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm…
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‘Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa’ – Thomas Sankara
Thomas Sankara, the former leader of Burkina Faso, was the apparent opposite of everything we are often told that success…
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Scouting was founded in West Africa
Baden-Powell brought many ideas home from the Ashanti campaign, in what is now Ghana in West Africa. Many of them…
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After Namibia, could other former German colonies demand reparations?
Namibia is demanding reparations from Germany for the colonial-era genocide that took place more than hundred years ago. Are other…
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LIBYA AFTER GADDAFI: What really happened after David Cameron's famous victory speech?
NEARLY six years ago former British Prime Minister David Cameron told a cheering crowd in Benghazi, Libya, the city was…
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Malema Might Have A Point About South African Indian People
After Economic Freedom Fighters commander-in-chief Julius Malema made controversial comments about Indian people during the party’s 4th-anniversary celebrations in Durban…
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12 Ways In Which Tech Is Uplifting The Agricultural Industry In Africa
As with many sectors in modern business, the agricultural industry in Africa is embracing technology to enhance productivity and ensure…
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Origins of Egyptology: The Role Of African Science By Professor Theophile Obenga
Egyptology & Its Origin: The Role of African Science by Professor Theophile Obenga Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, I feel…
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How much have development strategies changed in Africa since independence? It depends
In a broad study of nine African countries, Landry Signé examines innovation in development in his book, “Innovating Development Strategies…
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The practical guide to traveling around Africa if you’re African
After I wrote an article early last year on the struggles of travelling in Africa on an African passport, I was overwhelmed…
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Health in Africa: building an African pharmaceutical industry
While Africa still has more than its fair share of diseases and illnesses, the overall situation today is far better…
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Loss of Fertile Land Fuels ‘Looming Crisis’ Across Africa
Climate change, soil degradation and rising wealth are shrinking the amount of usable land in Africa. But the number of…
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