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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Lord’s Resistance Army Activity in DRC
A new report from Oxfam in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) calls for an increase in UN peacekeepers for eastern and northern Congo. The UN force in the DRC (Monusco) has the 2nd highest number of peacekeeping troops in the world at around 17,000, but according to Oxfam … Continue reading
No Fear: Explorations of a Congolese Refugee Camp in Rwanda
As we twisted up the hills outside of Kibuye, the beautiful resort town on the edge of Lake Kivu, I started to formulate elaborate metaphors that matched our drive. Our intentions felt a bit twisted as well. Mine were out … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, Refugees, Rwanda
Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Kiziba Camp, refugees, Rwanda
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Africa: News Round-up
UN declares Somalia famine in Bakool and Lower Shabelle Mau Mau torture claim Kenyans win right to sue British government Malawi: Anti-Govt Protests Spark New Clashes
Boko Harem in Nigeria
Since the beginning of the month, dozens have been killed by followers of the “Boko Haram” sect in Nigeria. This post is an attempt to explain what “Boko Haram” is in the light of my own experience in Nigeria in … Continue reading
New UN Report for East Africa Drought
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Report on East Africa Drought The new report from the OCHA indicates that the ‘total population in need in the region’ now stands at around 10.7 million. The situation in Uganda and Burundi … Continue reading
“Mittelafrika”: The German Dream of an African Empire, 1884-1918
The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 is still seen by many historians as the high point of European imperialism in Africa: dominated by Bismarck’s diplomatic genius, the congress divided in fact the great Congo basin among various colonial powers, balancing their … Continue reading
Top ten African film list
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Africa News: Horn and East Africa Drought
East and Horn of Africa Drought Mogadishu: the children caught between fighting and famine Kenya cabinet authorises $100 mln to fight drought Droughts in East Africa – A Reminder On the Devastating Effects of Climate Change in Africa (French) … Continue reading
African Incarceration and Black International Protest
As Nelson Mandela observed in Long Walk To Freedom: “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” The prison as an allegory for the nation has been a common theme in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Black Internationalism, Conference, Protest, South Africa
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Africa: Interactive Historical Timeline
Today’s Guardian carries an interactive map detailing Africa’s changing boundaries throughout the twenty century. Click through and roll over to watch the continent’s borders evolve often in response to outside influences. http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2011/jul/11/a-political-history-of-africa-interactive
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