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“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” Martin Luther King, Jr. These words sum up the events that have sent shock waves across North Africa first in Tunisia and currently Egypt. There is growing discontent and tension among the masses about the authoritarian regimes that have become a staple to this region. Continue Reading
“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” This adage which many have dubbed Murphy’s Law is in full effect at the African Union. Events this past week reflect the gloom and doom of what has become the same old failure of the African Union. There was a glimmer of hope when we changed the name from the Organization of African Union (OAU) to the African Union (AU). Continue Reading
The health care debate in the United States has sparked fireworks and continues to rage as Obama pushes for health care reform. This back-and forth discourse got me thinking about the state of health care in Africa.
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Like many of you I woke up this morning looking for the headlines on the “shock and awe” bombing of the moon by NASA. However, the top headline was Obama’s nomination as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Continue Reading
by Kawuma Daniel Busuulwa, September 23, 2009 • Many will call Qaddafi’s address to the UN general assembly today a hopeless rant, as evidenced by many of the pundits and post-speech analysis on the news networks. Some have called him a crazy man taking advantage of his debut at the UN to rant about every subject and historical event that occurred throughout his forty years in power. Continue Reading
by Kawuma Daniel Busuulwa, September 23, 2009 • Many will call Qaddafi’s address to the UN general assembly today a hopeless rant, as evidenced by many of the pundits and post-speech analysis on the news networks. Some have called him a crazy man taking advantage of his debut at the UN to rant about every subject and historical event that occurred throughout his forty years in power. Continue Reading
by Nelima Kerré | August 11, 2009 • Ghanain heartthrob and much adored African actor, Van Vicker, will be back in Minnesota promoting ‘Raj, The Dancer’ which is his second movie as a producer and director.
Van Vicker gained global attention as Raj in the hit movie ‘Beyonce’, but this new Raj is not a continuation of the former one. Continue Reading