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Ranking African universities: hypocrisy, impunity and complicity

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Damtew Teferra | July 24, 2016 | The Conversation Nearly ten years ago I confronted an expert about what she claimed was an “African phenomenon” in higher education. She was reluctant to provide me with the raw data upon which this “phenomenon” was premised, so I vigorously contested her claim. Later I managed to access that data through a credible international … [Read more...] about Ranking African universities: hypocrisy, impunity and complicity

Open letter to Robert Mugabe – from ex-Cabinet minister Nkosana Moyo

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Dr. Nkosana Moyo | 22 Jul 2016 | Mail & Guardian Dear Mr President, Since I came to your office to tender my resignation in 2001, you and I have not had any occasion to interact or communicate. I hope, however, you will still recall one of the observations I made about your legacy. I will not repeat it here because for me that remains a privileged … [Read more...] about Open letter to Robert Mugabe – from ex-Cabinet minister Nkosana Moyo

Rich tribute to one of Africa’s intellectual giants

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Adekeeye Adebajo | 25 July 2016 | Business Day A RECENT symposium in Nairobi honoured the legacy of one of Africa’s most renowned intellectuals, Kenya’s Ali Mazrui, who died in October 2014. He published more than 40 books, and scores of journal and newspaper articles, and contributed more to shaping perceptions about contemporary Africa than any other … [Read more...] about Rich tribute to one of Africa’s intellectual giants

ካብ ጸባ ዘይተረኸበስ ካብ ማይጨባ

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ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ | erigazette.org እዚ ኣርእስቲ’ዚ  ብተደጋጋሚ ዝምሰል ናይ ኣቦታት ወይ ኣዴታት ገላጺ ምስላ እዩ። እቲ ስዒቡ ዝመጽእ ሰማዐይ ወይ ኣንባባይ መሲልካ እንታይ ኣምጻእካ  ዝብል ሕቶ እዩ ። ሓጺር መልሰይ ካባና ዘይተረኽበስ ካብ መርማሪት ኮሚሽን ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ኤርትራ ማለተይ እዩ። ቅድሚ ናብቲ ዘምጽኣኒ ጕዳይ  ምእታወይ ግን ብዛዕባ ፖለቲካዊ እምነተይ ገለ ክብል። ፖለቲካዊ እምነተይ ኣብ ኤርትራ፥ ዘይሰልፋዊ ወይ ዘይሻራዊ ደሞክራሲያዊ ስርዓት ርእሰ‐ምርኮሳ ነጻ ዕዳጋ ብፍላይ ድማ ንዜጋታት ቀዳምነት ዝህብ ህሉዋት ማዕከናት ዜና ኤርትራ ካብ … [Read more...] about ካብ ጸባ ዘይተረኸበስ ካብ ማይጨባ

Abstracts selected for the the International Conference on Eritrean Studies (ICES) held in Asmara (20-22 July 2016)

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source: http://www.ices-eritrea.org/ The First International Conference on Eritrean Studies (ICES) was held Wednesday to Friday this week (July 20-22) at the Asmara Palace Hotel in Asmara, under the theme of ‘Eritrean Studies – The Way Forward.’ The conference was opened by the Minister of Education, Mr. Semere Russom, and also addressed by the Minister of Information, … [Read more...] about Abstracts selected for the the International Conference on Eritrean Studies (ICES) held in Asmara (20-22 July 2016)

The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America

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 Alana Semuels | Jul 22, 2016 | The Atlantic  It’s known as a modern-day hub of progressivism, but its past is one of exclusion. PORTLAND, Ore.— Victor Pierce has worked on the assembly line of a Daimler Trucks North America plant here since 1994. But he says that in recent years he’s experienced things that seem straight out of another time. White co-workers have … [Read more...] about The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America

In Africa, Birds and Humans Form a Unique Honey Hunting Party

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Natalie Angier | JULY 22, 2016 | The New York Times Their word is their bond, and they do what they say — even if the “word” on one side is a loud trill and grunt, and, on the other, the excited twitterings of a bird. Researchers have long known that among certain traditional cultures of Africa, people forage for wild honey with the help of honeyguides — … [Read more...] about In Africa, Birds and Humans Form a Unique Honey Hunting Party

We love to talk of terror – but after the Munich shooting, this hypocritical catch-all term has finally caught us out

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Robert Fisk | 24 July 2016 | The Independent How come a Muslim can be a terrorist in Europe but a mere ‘attacker’ in south-west Asia? The frightful and bloody hours of Friday night and Saturday morning in Munich and Kabul – despite the 3,000 miles which separate the two cities – provided a highly instructive lesson in the semantics of horror and hypocrisy. I despair … [Read more...] about We love to talk of terror – but after the Munich shooting, this hypocritical catch-all term has finally caught us out