In Tribe We Trust - The Elephant
WEBIn Tribe We Trust. The 2017 electoral period may have ended, but the bitter undertones of tribalism still swim beneath the skin of millions, in a country that is, let’s face it, deeply divided. Africa Uncensored July 28, 2020.
Masculinity in Kenya: The Pressure to Provide and Perform
WEBDec 18, 2022 · Masculinity in Kenya: The Pressure to Provide and Perform. Heterosexual Kenyan men are unhappy and they are desperately looking for explanations for the impasses they find themselves in financially, socially, and with regard to their relationships with women. Mario Schmidt December 18, 2022. Mario Schmidt is currently a senior research fellow ...
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.
In the Shadow of a Liberation War: Ethiopia, Kenya and the Oromo …
WEBSep 25, 2020 · A Kenyan Journalist was arrested in Addis Ababa in the wake of the assassination of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a popular Oromo musician. Yassin Juma was arrested alongside prominent Oromo opposition political figures like Jawar Mohammed, the founder of the Oromo Media Network. Juma was later charged with “incitement and involvement in violence ...
Kenya’s Military Incursion into Somalia Ten Years On
WEBApr 8, 2022 · Last October marked 10 years since the start of Kenya’s military incursion into Somalia. After a decade of military involvement in Somalia, and given that this is an election year in Kenya, it is the right time to assess whether the military intervention has achieved its goals. Kenya’s military foray into Somalia has had mixed outcomes ...
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 ...
The Boy from Tandale: The Rise of Diamond and his Wasafi Record …
WEBNov 28, 2019 · The Boy from Tandale: The Rise of Diamond and his Wasafi Record Label. An in-depth look at Bongo Flava’s most well-known artist, and the talents and business acumen that led to the astronomical success of his record company. Darius Okolla November 28, 2019. Darius Okolla is a researcher based in Nairobi.
A Millennial Reflection on The Second Liberation
WEBJul 26, 2019 · A Millennial Reflection on The Second Liberation. Our main mistake has been to believe that we are free and that the government and its horde of politicians work for the good of every Kenyan. The change that the young generation hopes for will certainly not be delivered by the mainstream leaders. Boniface Kimwere is a young writer working to ...
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.
Building Bridges or Sowing Division? Maasai, BBI, and a Century of ...
WEBAug 6, 2021 · Join the herd. Maasai leaders used a BBI (Building Bridges Initiative) rally in Narok in February 2020 to demand the return of lands stolen by British colonisers. Leaders called for, among other things, “the return of community land grabbed during the colonial era” (Nation, 22 February 2020). They submitted a memorandum to the BBI Taskforce ...