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Archives for May 2016

Refugee crisis: ‘More than 700’ feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks

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Adam Withnall | 29 May 2016 | The Independent UN refugee agency says three wrecks over three days have made this the deadliest week in the crisis for more than a year More than 700 refugees are believed to have died in three shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, in what would be the deadliest week in the refugee crisis for more than a year. The UN's refugee agency said … [Read more...] about Refugee crisis: ‘More than 700’ feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks

A quarter of a century after independence Eritreans still yearn for freedom

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Valerie Frank | May 23, 2016  | The Conversation Eritrea marks 25 years of independence from Ethiopia this month. It is now one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world and is run by a repressive government. The Conversation Africa’s politics and society editor, Thabo Leshilo, asked Valerie Frank* to shed light on the secretive country as it marks this … [Read more...] about A quarter of a century after independence Eritreans still yearn for freedom

Revisiting Frantz Fanon: memories and moments of a militant philosopher

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May 25, 2016 |The Conversation A new book by Leo Zeilig focuses on one of Africa and the modern era’s most celebrated revolutionaries, whose views remain influential long after his death. This is an edited extract. Many people spoke well that day. Delegates had come from across the African continent to independent Ghana for the All-African Peoples’ Conference in … [Read more...] about Revisiting Frantz Fanon: memories and moments of a militant philosopher

Mugabe wil[l] lead from the grave, says Grace

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Christopher Mahove |  25 May 2016 |The Independent on Saturday Harare – Zimbabwe First Lady, Grace Mugabe, on Wednesday said President Robert Mugabe was irreplaceable and would continue to lead the Southern African country even from his grave. Grace was addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters gathered in Harare for the much touted one million man march in support of … [Read more...] about Mugabe wil[l] lead from the grave, says Grace

What next as African leaders gang up against the West?

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Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi | Sunday, May 29, 2016  | The Monitor  There is a frightening solidarity among African leaders these days. But “frightening” is perhaps the wrong word to use, for what is wrong with the leaders of Africa cooperating to push the continent forward? There should be nothing wrong with it, of course, only that there are mounting fears that … [Read more...] about What next as African leaders gang up against the West?

Lucky buffalo miraculously escapes from five lions because of in-fighting within the pride [or the parable of our so-called Diaspora opposition!]

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25 May 2016 | The Telegraph Five lions let a buffalo get away because they are too busy fighting each other at Mala Mala Private Game Reserve in South Africa. … [Read more...] about Lucky buffalo miraculously escapes from five lions because of in-fighting within the pride [or the parable of our so-called Diaspora opposition!]

Africa’s rising, and trendy, middle class: time to sort out fact from fiction

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Henning Melber | 25 May 2016 | Mail & Guardian Deconstructing the fashionable discourse that a middle class will cure all region's ills is necessary to understand long-term growth trajectory. SINCE the turn of the century the middle classes of the global South have taken centre stage in economic policy circles. Animated by diversification of some countries’ … [Read more...] about Africa’s rising, and trendy, middle class: time to sort out fact from fiction

Europe’s secret deal with Africa’s dictators

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Martin Plaut | 19 May 2016 | The New Statesman The plan, which involved co-operation with some of the continent’s most notorious regimes, was aimed at stopping refugees from Africa reaching Europe. Detailed plans, copies of which have been seen by the New Statesman, lay out a programme of co-operation with some of Africa’s most notorious regimes. The aim is to … [Read more...] about Europe’s secret deal with Africa’s dictators