Regular people and the international justice system
Images and stories of people being violated still seem to dominate global perceptions of Sierra Leone. Two new films want to undercut that image.
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Fatima B. Derby
Fatima B. Derby is a Ghanaian feminist writer and queer activist.
Election Blues
A reader: $1 billion for an election and you'd think ballots would be delivered, on time,
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK_u-AAIYUM Today is Senegal's independence day. Carlou D transformed himself from the rapper he was in
(Re)construções
Lawrence Lemaoana is one of 13 South African artists selected by curator Daniella Géo for the
'The Problem of Race'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLmUf9MgXcI The political scientist, Siba Grovogui, based at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, interviewed about two
Nairobi in April
Writer Mike Pflanz and photographer Brendan Bannon's new site Daily Dispatches: Nairobi "... is an innovative
Rebecca Black Incorporated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7W-ko3Bbt8 Seven plus minutes of your life you'll never get back. Stella Mwangi with "Haba Haba,"Norway's
No Comment
There's a labor dispute between the NFL, which runs American football, and players (the fight is
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcnxMgGhcOo I love the retro-feel and easy flow of this hiplife tune, "Faithful," by Okyeame Kwame
Manning Marable
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyoAfZFQDHg On Monday a new book on Malcolm X by the American intellectual and historian Manning
Snake Oil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKOwDQcPwbs Selling desperate people false hope, especially AIDS patients, are common on the African continent--well documented
The Land Question
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGkJsR7-HY] The Guardian's John Vidal reports from Ethiopia's remote Gambella region where in the last 10
Coming Out in Cameroon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrHhRLFPqo One of the human rights activists featuring in the 2009 documentary Cameroon: Coming Out of
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4EriPgiXV0 I like this video for Sayon Bamba's song 'L'excisée' (from her album Dougna). Born in
A road accident doesn't make a revolution
Recent demonstrations in Sudan's capital Khartoum over road conditions and traffic signals have led some observers
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oToZfPGMMBY Watch out for Toumani Diabaté's cousin, Sona Jobarteh.
The Zimbabwe Alliance
"The Zimbabwe Alliance is a funder/advocate partnership to promote a vibrant civil society and a successful
Music Break
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQuSs8OIPgM I love this track, "It Would Be," by Cape Town's Alleycat (government name: Enslin Grootboom) featuring
What do African leaders have in common?
Seun Kuti, Fela’s son, and for some the true heir of his father’s musical legacy while charting his own part, has a new album and a lot of opinions.
Homosexuality is very African
The 46-minute video of the 2010 BBC World "Debate" with the unfortunate title: "Is Homosexuality Un-African?"