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Africa’s Woes Triggered By Power-Hungry Presidents

By Tapiwa Kapurura, zimeye.org This piece is meant to corroborate Professor George Ayittey’s recent contribution on the problems bedeviling Africa. My thesis excavates the point that Africa has everything to re-establish herself as a dignified and self-sustaining continent but has been … read more »

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Clean slate ideology and Africa’s circular politics

By Messay Kebede What is wrong with Africa? Save for a few promising exceptions, why has Africa become the land where dictatorships, disrespect for elementary human rights, economic mismanagement, corruption, nepotism, ethnic confrontations, etc., proliferate and endure? This total and … read more »

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Liberating the black African from his victim mentality

We must emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because none but ourselves can free our minds As we aspire to change the social circumstances of black Africans, I think it is important that we understand those things that keep arresting our … read more »

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Sudanese Opposition: The day after

By John Young If the Sudanese opposition were to overthrow the NCP and come to state power the question posed here is what would be the major challenge to be faced the day after? Sudan is presently suffering an economic … read more »

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Who is a true or real Muslim?

An excerpt from Dabashi’s book ‘Being a Muslim in the World’ dismisses the Western narrative of the ‘Muslim’. It is a false to say that voting for Morsi is voting “yes” to Islam, as most Egyptians themselves are Muslims [EPA] … read more »

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E-Tracking Saudi Women

Saudi men are now receiving automatic text messages from the government whenever their wives exit the country.  It is part of a new program to electronically track women and ensure that they don’t leave the country without permission from their … read more »

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Growth path in Africa

As African economic prospects brighten, there is debate about which model best suits the continent. Ahmed Shide admits his country is following a development path similar to that of China but not any sort of model. The youthful Ethiopian state … read more »

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Nothing to learn from America, where demography beats democracy

AT LEAST with the Chinese decadal leadership change, the world will have to learn to spell new names. First Xi Jinping, the new and incoming party leader and President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Second Li Keqiang, the … read more »

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Sharia and Freedom

Religious relativism is a destroyer of conviction. By Andrew C. McCarthy This column is adapted from Andrew C. McCarthy’s foreword for Andrew Bostom’s Sharia Versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism, published this week by Prometheus Books. ‘Multi-religious prayer almost … read more »

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Five Business Culture Tips from An African Perspective

By Bright Simons There is a tradition dating back at least 3 decades in the Western world that technical innovation on its own is rarely the make or break thing in the competitive advantage of a business. The Economist Paul … read more »

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Could Zenawi’s ghost haunt our lame State?

By Alan Tacca, monitor By the standards of African dinosaurs, Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi was a youngster. Only 21 years in power; and, at 57, some 30 years before the senility sometimes associated with old age began leading him to the bathroom … read more »

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Iran Rope-A-Dopes the West Again

Bruce Thornton Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced on Tuesday that Iran would agree “quite soon” to allow IAEA inspectors to search for any evidence that Iran’s nuclear enrichment program has been directed towards military applications. … read more »

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The Integration of Eurasia and Berlin

Natalia MEDEN Today we’re partners, but not friends» – said Russian ambassador to Germany Vladimir Grinin meeting journalists from different countries in Berlin by the end of April. After many years of assurances that the both countries are strategic partners, … read more »

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The Empire vs. Iran (and Syria)

A New World War for a New World Order? Jooneed Khan Confronted with a declining World Order it can no longer control, does the West want to re-assert its will through a new world war, which this time would be … read more »

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Aid, resistance and Queer power

Hakima Abbas If aid is not in the interests of African peoples’, why would aid conditionality be a tool for African social justice? LGBTIQ Africans are currently at the crux of an ever-increasing conservative (dare I say fascist) assault perpetuated … read more »

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Iranian Threat Heats Up

Bruce Thornton Iran announced Sunday that it was cutting off crude oil sales to France and England, a mostly symbolic act given that Iran provides England less than 1% of its crude, and France claims that it “practically stopped importing … read more »

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What Westerners don’t understand about modern economy

By Jean-Paul Pougala Why is the Chinese economy thriving while that of the West is in crisis? The answer is of great relevance to Africans who have for decades embraced development models created in the boardrooms of Western capitals. Social … read more »

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Ethiopia: Declare War on Foreign Land Grabbers!

by Tedla Asfaw When I read the report by Human Rights Watch, “Waiting Here for Death:Forced Displacement and “‘villagization’ in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region” , Jan.16, 2012 on the First Anniversary of Forced Villagization I could not help myself thinking back … read more »

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The West, Africa And China: Choosing Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

I have had time to study the works of many end-time preachers and prognosticators and what they have to say about the coming of the Antichrist and where they expect him to manifest from. In all of these, I have … read more »

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