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South Africa At War With Itself: It’s Becoming More Violent, And Is One Of The 10 Most Murderous Countries In The World
Violence affects all South Africans, with the greatest impact on black and poor people. Young black men have the highest chance of being murdered. Violence against children and women is at the root of this …
Citizen Of A Resource-Rich African Country? Then You’re Likely To Be Less Educated And To Die Earlier – Seriously
Even more shocking is that living in a resource-rich country makes you more likely to suffer domestic violence, by a full 9 percentage points.
Somalis In World War 1: An Exhibition That’s Headed To Hargeisa Highlights An Overlooked Experience Of The Conflict
Somali sailors fought alongside Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar; and could have been present on the ship that carried the body of explorer David Livingstone home from Zanzibar in 1874.
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Africa Must Industrialise If It Wants To Become Truly Rich – Everything Else Is Just Spitting In The Ocean
Manufacturing in Africa is six times more productive than agriculture. The growth in services on the continent has contributed to no or slow growth in overall per capita income.
Weber Said There Is A Link Between Big Love Of God And Prosperity: Why Then Is Nigeria So Religious, Yet So Poor?
“If prayers were enough”, said American preacher TD Jakes, “Nigeria would be one of the richest countries in the world”.
Meet Nigeria’s ‘Baba IDP’, The Local Hero Making Sure Boko Haram Victims Aren’t Left To Die
He has written dozens of letters marked “SOS” and seeking financial assistance. When they go unanswered, an already-poor Halilu often takes out personal loans to make sure feed patients get fed.
There Are Fewer And Fewer Outright Dictatorships In Africa; Welcome To The New Era Of ‘Masquerade Democracies’
Nearly all of Africa has opposition parties – which is more than can be said for China. While opposition leaders face intimidation, their troubles are minor in comparison to the deadly retribution meted out in Russia
A Complex Mix Of Corruption, Politics And Violence Threatens Mozambique’s Fragile Stability
Assassinations are growing, and corruption and state penetration by organised crime are deepening
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Weber Said There Is A Link Between Big Love Of God And Prosperity: Why Then Is Nigeria So Religious, Yet So Poor?
“If prayers were enough”, said American preacher TD Jakes, “Nigeria would be one of the richest countries in the world”.
Meet Nigeria’s ‘Baba IDP’, The Local Hero Making Sure Boko Haram Victims Aren’t Left To Die
He has written dozens of letters marked “SOS” and seeking financial assistance. When they go unanswered, an already-poor Halilu often takes out personal loans to make sure feed patients get fed.
Breaking Bad In Burundi: After A Bloody Power Grab, Nkurunziza Now Say’s He’ll Quit In 2020. Will He?
If you were among the many who were pleasantly surprised that Nkurunziza said he’d bow out, be ready to be disappointed
MYTH AND REALITY
South Africa At War With Itself: It’s Becoming More Violent, And Is One Of The 10 Most Murderous Countries In The World
Violence affects all South Africans, with the greatest impact on black and poor people. Young black men have the highest chance of being murdered. Violence against children and women is at the root of this problem.
Africa Loses $148 Billion To Corruption And $2 Trillion In Money Laundering A Year: Time To End Financial Crime
The continent risks becoming a safe haven or a hub for criminals evading justice elsewhere and, in the area of corruption the AU estimates that 25% of the GDP of African states goes down the drain every year.
‘Women And The War On Boko Haram: Wives, Weapons, Witnesses’ Is A Provocative Insight Into Their Life In The Jihadist Group
Boko Haram offers relatively better life for some women than north Nigerian society. Many women have looked to religion for a space of relative autonomy, generating the apparent paradox of female support for sharia law
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The Last Days Of Zuma: South Africa’s Future Depends On How Ramaphosa Works His ‘Magic’
Ramaphosa has been dealt a weak hand but he has proven to be an adept strategist.
12 Countries, 1,730 Deaths: Africa’s All Too Preventable Cholera Crisis
But by far the worst-affected countries have been Somalia and South Sudan. Zambia, lies in the middle of a range of countries caught in the surge of cases, from struggling Mozambique to relatively prosperous Kenya.
Africa’s Insecurity Is Leading To A Growing Foreign Military Presence: Time To Ring The Alarm Bells?
There are just too many foreign military actors on the continent busy executing their own agendas.
DISSENTING VOICES
Africans Are Making A Rich Contribution To Australia’s Modern Soundtrack: Meet Some Of The Best
In recent years, increasing numbers of people have moved from all parts of Africa to Australia. Two years ago as many as 380,000 people indicated in a census that they were born in Africa.Africa Must Industrialise If It Wants To Become Truly Rich – Everything Else Is Just Spitting In The Ocean
Manufacturing in Africa is six times more productive than agriculture. The growth in services on the continent has contributed to no or slow growth in overall per capita income.
The Road to Hell In Africa Is Built With Oil And Gas – So Can The Highway To Salvation
With Nigeria and Angola the poster boys for the “oil curse”, Oxfam and African Media Initiative call a pow wow to prevent East Africa falling down the same hole.
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Africans Are Making A Rich Contribution To Australia’s Modern Soundtrack: Meet Some Of The Best
In recent years, increasing numbers of people have moved from all parts of Africa to Australia. Two years ago as many as 380,000 people indicated in a census that they were born in Africa.
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Somalis In World War 1: An Exhibition That’s Headed To Hargeisa Highlights An Overlooked Experience Of The Conflict
Somali sailors fought alongside Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar; and could have been present on the ship that carried the body of explorer David Livingstone home from Zanzibar in 1874.
A New ‘Scramble For Africans’: Once Continent’s Soaring Population Was Alarming, Today It’s A Big Opportunity. Why?
Africa is a continent about which many wildly different stories have been told. It has not always been provided the chance to tell its own stories.
‘Women And The War On Boko Haram: Wives, Weapons, Witnesses’ Is A Provocative Insight Into Their Life In The Jihadist Group
Boko Haram offers relatively better life for some women than north Nigerian society. Many women have looked to religion for a space of relative autonomy, generating the apparent paradox of female support for sharia law
Of Madiba’s Elite Networks, Homeboys And Girls: A Review Of ‘Mandela’s Kinsmen’
It is an effortless weaving of the politics of the apartheid state, the Transkei, liberation movements, and chiefly politics into an interconnected narrative of shifting power relations
‘A Moonless, Starless Sky’: The Lives Of Ordinary People Hidden Behind Headlines Of Violence And War Zones
Okeowo grew up in Alabama and moved to Uganda and then Nigeria as a young adult to experience her family’s homeland
