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Tom Odhiambo

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Politics and Society10 years ago
Who cares about elephants?
The African media is saturated with stories of ‘save our wildlife’. Save your ‘Jumbos’. Don’t kill our Big Five! Save your future! I hardly have a...
Politics and Society10 years ago
Terrorism is now a fact of life in Nairobi
9/11 was but a dim memory of a TV spectacle until terrorists attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi and we all went crazy about ‘insecurity.’...
Politics and Society10 years ago
In pursuit of Al Shabaab, Kenya is back to 1984
The Kenyan government has thrown a security cordon over a part of the city of Nairobi most populated by the Somali. Why? Because al Shabaab operates...

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This is Africa

Tom Odhiambo

Stories By Tom Odhiambo

Who cares about elephants?

Terrorism is now a fact of life in Nairobi

In pursuit of Al Shabaab, Kenya is back to 1984

Syndicated Loverboy – Oliver Mtukudzi in Kwekwe

Senegal’s female rappers aren’t letting obstacles get in their way – who the rising voices are

Zimbabwean writer, Andrew Chatora lauded in Uganda

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Africans Rising Decry the Muting of Democracy in Ghana

The Unstoppable March Of The Human Condition: A Review of Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Short Stories

Kumi Naidoo appointed President of Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, set to help lead global movement to phase out fossil fuels

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US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally

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

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

Africans Rising concludes reconstitution of governance structure – New Coordinating Collective takes office

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

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

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