Nuunja Kahina, Author at This is Africa

Arab North, Black South? A false separation

Nuunja Kahina — Mon, 12 May 2014 07:00:46 +0000

In political, academic and other analyses of Africa, the North is often either removed from the continent or treated as fundamentally different from “black” aka “real” Africa. The separation is not only false, but also damaging to African identity and unity.

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Oromos still oppressed in Ethiopia

Nuunja Kahina — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 06:13:14 +0000

Oromo people are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia but remain politically marginalised. Persecution and violent assimilationist policies pursued by the state have caused many to flee and refuse to self-identify as Ethiopian.

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Mali and Azawad independence obscured

Nuunja Kahina — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:47:36 +0000

You will, by now, have read one article or another about the French intervention in northern Mali, the general gist of which is that Islamic extremists trying to take over the country and destroy Mali.

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Decolonising the mind: The language of North Africa

Nuunja Kahina — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:06:29 +0000

Given the colonial nature of Arabic in Tamazgha, and its imposition on the indigenous people, there are significant reasons that Africans ought to reject the use of Arabic in favour of their indigenous language. When we do this, we participate in decolonization by supporting the survival of African languages in opposition to the policies of former or current colonial powers

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