Category: Politics
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Congo: The Dark Side Of The Digital Revolution
There has been so much said about Congo, the heart of darkness, the ghost of King Leopold, the footsteps of Dr. Kurtz, these stories still colour the opinions of many westerners as they try to understand what is a highly complex situation. They still conjure up a picture of cannibal tribes, savagery, children who need…
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“University is better than College – Myth or Fact?”
University is better than College.” Most students, especially African students, have heard that phrase being used at one time or another. Maybe it was a piece of advice from parents… or a comment made by peers. We have all heard it before, and many of us believed it. But is it a fact that university…
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Strong believer in my generation — Open Letter To Rwandan Youths
This past week, Rwandans and friends of Rwanda engaged in various activities to remember and commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. The week marks a time in history when an unspeakable atrocity and violation of human life begun when on April 7th, 1994 and for the three months that followed, over a million…
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Black Star Cry; A poem
Black Star Cry Where is my people? Where is my brother? Never with like, I’m always the other. Always with owners, never with lover. Love is not money, why don’t we bother? Where is my people? Where is my land? Never am greeted, nor am I planned. Always must meet request and demand. Am…
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Tribalism: Africa’s final frontier
Tribalism: What is a tribe? Tribes seem to be a basic fact of life in Africa. As Africans, we all belong to a tribe, or have one parent from one tribe and another from another. I remember trying to explain the concept of a tribe to a British…
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British Government finally apologizes, compensates Mau Mau
Yesterday, at the gardens of the British high commission is Nairobi sat thousands of Kenyans, most of whom members of the MAU MAU uprising. They had been here before, over half a century ago! The only difference was that this time round, these men and women who during the British colonial rule were castrated, sexually…
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“The Village”: Life in South Sudan
Get a look at life in the newly independent country of South Sudan. A well shot documentary highlighting the day to day experiences of our brothers and sisters in the remote areas of the great country of South Sudan. The video is owned and courtesies Todd Hardesty of the Alaska Sudan Medical Project. Posted on…
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Elect Your Dreams, Not Your Leaders
So an election day is approaching. I cringe, being so far away. And my fear is not from the violence of yesteryears. Even those that spill blood choke from the toxic fumes of change in the air. My fellow Zimbabweans, I was with you long enough to appreciate that you are ardent dreamers. There is…
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Agaciro
Agaciro Agaciro Kigali is a city that can convince you that you’re mad, the whole city can turn on you in unison, it is the essence of the herding instinct that is Rwandan culture. I try to fit in, to see it from the “Uniquely Rwandan” perspective. This perspective is vibrant, dynamic, colourful, Rwanda is…
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Obama Visit, Africa Rising But Still Ignored
Africa Rising, but still ignored. President Obama is on his second visit to Africa, his choice of nations to visit was tricky, he avoided Kenya, the land of his father and chose nations that were safe. A state visit by an American president is seen as a papal blessing to his visitors, Macky Sall of…