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Mwalimu Mutemi wa Kiama

A fervent revolutionary and community organiser, Mutemi wa Kiama is also a staunch Pan Africanist, social entrepreneur, movement builder and coach. He excels in strategic planning and communications and he is serving as the #AfricansRising chair of the Engagement and Communication committee in the Coordinating Collective(Board) amongst other roles.

Stories By Mwalimu Mutemi wa Kiama

Politics and Society1 week ago
Slave wages and taxation as Neocolonialism 6 decades after “flag independence” as we celebrate 60th Africa Liberation Day
It is essential to continue discussing and addressing the issue of slave wages and taxation as neocolonialism to achieve a more equitable African society. Addressing the...
Politics and Society1 year ago
A call for debt cancellation as World Bank loans increase while grants reduce
Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden currently sits at $702 billion — the highest in a decade. Debt cancellation and a reduction in debt service obligations could allow...

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Our struggle for reparations: Recognitions, apologies and other short stories

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Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent

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South Africa’s pact with Russia – and its actions – cast doubt on its claims of non-alignment

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Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, centre, and Ghana’s founder and first President Kwame Nkrumah, left, during the launch of the OAU in Addis Ababa.

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60 years of African unity: what’s failed and what’s succeeded

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Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” —Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 2)

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South Africa’s dangerous game of Russian roulette

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Ruto’s Kenya slides straight back to ethnic exclusion in governance

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Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” — Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 1)

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Kamala Harris joins the pilgrimage to Africa

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Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its danger

Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

The Njerama Files – Interview with Paradzai Mesi (Part 2)

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Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey

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Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda

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Saudi Arabia is a modern slave hub and graveyard for African migrant workers

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What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe

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The Village Pope has passed: remembering Tsepo Tshola, Lesotho’s musical giant

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Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives

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Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation

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Cartoon | Nigeria elections 2023

Nigerian super artist Tems (Temilade Openiyi)

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Nigeria and South Africa triumph at the 2023 Grammys

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Three Silences of Winky D

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Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa

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The kinky! It’s part of me

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South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention

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W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies

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Nigeria’s currency redesign and withdrawal limits: questionable policy and bad timing

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UNESCO picks a side in the unceasing Jollof rice war

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South African women innovators win big at international Falling Walls Lab

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Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world

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Joe Biden is meeting African leaders – why free trade is a major talking point

Politics and Society5 years ago

Ghana ranked Africa’s best and Eritrea worst in World Press Freedom Index

African identities7 years ago

On abortions: Empathy over judgement

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Mwalimu Mutemi wa Kiama

Stories By Mwalimu Mutemi wa Kiama

Slave wages and taxation as Neocolonialism 6 decades after “flag independence” as we celebrate 60th Africa Liberation Day

A call for debt cancellation as World Bank loans increase while grants reduce

Our struggle for reparations: Recognitions, apologies and other short stories

Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent

South Africa’s pact with Russia – and its actions – cast doubt on its claims of non-alignment

Slave wages and taxation as Neocolonialism 6 decades after “flag independence” as we celebrate 60th Africa Liberation Day

60 years of African unity: what’s failed and what’s succeeded

Dangote launches Africa’s biggest oil refinery – 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” —Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 2)

Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of unlikely scenarios could have made it possible

South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned

Kenya’s political elites switch parties with every election – how this fuels violence

Audrey Chirenje’s Life Will Humble You – A light-hearted contemporary novel which raises pertinent subjects

Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution

South Africa’s dangerous game of Russian roulette

Ruto’s Kenya slides straight back to ethnic exclusion in governance

Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” — Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 1)

Interview | “Within our isolated singleness, we are nothing, we are weak” — Hardi Yakubu social justice and grassroots organising

Paul Kagame could be president of Rwanda until 2035 – what’s behind his staying power

Kamala Harris joins the pilgrimage to Africa

Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its danger

The Njerama Files – Interview with Paradzai Mesi (Part 2)

Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey

Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda

Women behind the decks: The rise of South Africa’s female Amapiano DJs

Saudi Arabia is a modern slave hub and graveyard for African migrant workers

Alliance High School appoints new head — the smooth transition marks a new dawn

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe

The Village Pope has passed: remembering Tsepo Tshola, Lesotho’s musical giant

Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives

Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation

Cartoon | Nigeria elections 2023

Nigeria and South Africa triumph at the 2023 Grammys

Three Silences of Winky D

Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa

The kinky! It’s part of me

South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention

W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies

Angelique Kidjo: the diva from Benin could win a record sixth Grammy Award

Nigeria’s currency redesign and withdrawal limits: questionable policy and bad timing

UNESCO picks a side in the unceasing Jollof rice war

South African women innovators win big at international Falling Walls Lab

Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world

Joe Biden is meeting African leaders – why free trade is a major talking point

Ghana ranked Africa’s best and Eritrea worst in World Press Freedom Index

On abortions: Empathy over judgement