The Elephant
WEB3 days ago · Drawing on the Pan-Africanist ideals and the African experience, The Elephant aims to be at the center of the national dialogue, speaking truth power in a quest to re-imagine a state and a society that guarantees a life of inclusivity and dignity for all.
I Write What I Like: Steve Biko’s Legacy of Black Consciousness and ...
WEBAug 27, 2021 · In 2015 students at South African universities rose up in a mass revolt. Young women and men born after the end of apartheid in 1994 demanded free education; they forcefully insisted that tuition fees be scrapped, and also that the contents, methodologies and academic teachers reflect the post-apartheid ‘free’ South Africa.
Conceptual Decolonisation: Kwasi Wiredu’s Disruption of …
WEBApr 25, 2019 · Kwasi Wiredu, a Ghanaian philosopher, is an important voice in the discussions on decolonisation in Africa. The tenor of Wiredu’s project of conceptual decolonisation is by and large pragmatic – he interrogates the divide between tradition and modernity in African contexts. Here, this pragmatism comes to the fore.
Polycrisis and Proxy War in the Horn: What Outcomes for Tigray?
WEBDec 22, 2023 · A war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, encompassing scenarios like taking over ports, regime change, or the permanent deployment of armed forces, would place Tigray in a complex strategic policy dilemma. Tigray would have to navigate through multiple, albeit unsatisfactory, strategic options, each presenting grave threats and opportunity costs.
In Search of the Real Soul: Re-Imagining the Real Africa - The …
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Today a majority of Africans face an existential predicament arising from internal as well as external crises brought to the fore by the question of identity.
Keith Ang'ana - The Elephant
WEBDec 22, 2023 · Keith Ang'ana is a writer, editor, and one of the founders of Qwani, a collective for young talented writers.
Land, Rights and the Struggles of the Ngorongoro Maasai
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · In the past few weeks, the Tanzanian government has renewed its attempt to demarcate land in the Loliondo ward, Ngorongoro District in the north of the country as a wildlife sanctuary, effectively banning the Maasai from their indigenous land. As semi-nomadic pastoralists, the Maasai depend on cattle …
The War on Corruption: What Singapore Got Right
WEBJan 16, 2020 · Singapore’s success in minimising corruption can be attributed to its dual strategy of reducing both the opportunities and incentives for corruption, while Kenya’s failure to eliminate graft is the result of a half-hearted anti-corruption crusade that is politically weaponised and applied selectively. Wanjala S. Nasong'o January 16, 2020.
Revisiting the Legacy and Lessons of the Nigerian Civil War: A ...
WEBMar 29, 2024 · The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, lasted from 1967 to 1970, and resulted in the deaths of over a million people. The secession of Biafra was a response to perceived marginalization against the Igbo people, and grievances regarding representation and power. Gavin Williams argues that despite almost sixty years since end of the war, its legacy continues to shape Nigerian ...
RACHEL DUBALE - Being Black in Argentina - The Elephant
WEBDec 8, 2023 · In “ Hiding in Plain Sight, Black Women, the Law, and the Making of a White Argentine Republic ,” Erika Denise Edwards reports that between 1587 and 1640 approximately 45,000 African slaves disembarked in Buenos Aires. By the end of the 18th century, one-third of Argentina’s population was Black. What, then, …
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