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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Where does the Libyan flag come from?
Those who watched the images of the Libyan war on their TV might have noticed: the new Libyan flag appeared to be everywhere. Did the National Transitional Council (NTC) have a secret stash of these flags somewhere in Benghazi before … Continue reading
Eslanda Goode Robeson and the African Family
Essie Robeson, the wife of the actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson, was born in Washington, D.C. in 1896. Her life and political writing is representative of how radical black women in the United States negotiated patriarchal structures that sought … Continue reading
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Fresh fears over renewed conflict in eastern DRC as elections approach
Posted in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Africa: News Update
Kenya arrests suspect with grenade cache after blasts Congo-Kinshasa: Only a ‘Team of Rivals’ Can Defeat Kabila Uganda’s Opposition FDC Women’s Leader Arrested
Independence of the African state
Kisaka Robinson offers his opinion on what 49 years of independence in Uganda says about the country and Africa as a whole. On Sunday 9th October Uganda celebrated its 49th year of independence since the end of colonial rule in 1962. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, AIDS, Buganda, Bunyoro, famine, Independence, Uganda
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Gaddafi is dead: what are we going to learn?
On Thursday 20 October 2011, Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed in circumstances still unexplained. After a seven-month long war, Gaddafi died in his last bastion of Sirte. Every media rapidly published photos or videos of his body as journalists … Continue reading
Ethnic Identity and Colonial Rule in Uganda
Perspectivesonafrica published again! Go to Think Africa Press to catch an in-depth analysis of northern Ugandan ethnic identity and the impact of colonial rule on the post-colonial state. Aidan Stonehouse
A Ugandan Opinion Piece on Colonel Gaddafi
What follows is an opinion piece by Kisaka Robinson on the role of Gaddafi in Uganda. Perspectivesonafrica creates a forum for the expression of different viewpoints to stimulate debate on African issues; views expressed are therefore those of particular authors and do not necessarily reflect … Continue reading
Political violence in Nigeria: the case of Boko Haram
I have already quickly explained in this blog the objectives of the terrorist organisation of Boko Haram. Many Nigerian newspapers try to analyse the changing nature of Boko Haram. From blind fundamentalists a few years ago, they have become terrorists … Continue reading
The Truth About Buganda Kingdom in Uganda
A History and Some Notable Facts and People by Kisaka Robinson The kingdom of Buganda is believed to have come into existence possibly around c. 1300AD. It is more than 700 years old. The early history of Buganda has been … Continue reading
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