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Lifestyle Decolonising the mind: The misunderstanding of traditional African beliefs

By Cosmic Yoruba on May 6, 2014

There are few religions as globally misunderstood as African traditional religions. Whether it is being wrongly labelled voodoo, juju or witchcraft, indigenous African faith systems tend to be associated with darkness, animal and human sacrifices, violence and general backwardness

Africans in the Renaissance by Ikiré Jones
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Lifestyle Africans in the Renaissance by Ikiré Jones

By Atane Ofiaja on May 6, 2014
African attire isn’t “proper” attire?
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African identities African attire isn’t “proper” attire?

By Asar Alkebulan on May 6, 2014

Despite African and African-inspired attire being all the rage and trending internationally, Africans in America can still be refused entry to nightclubs because of their attire. “Isn’t African dress equal in all respects to European dress?,” asks one writer.

Zimbabwe dilemma over diamonds in Dubai
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Politics and Society Zimbabwe dilemma over diamonds in Dubai

By Khanyo Olwethu Mjamba on May 5, 2014

The cash-strapped Zimbabwe government is in a quandary after $30 million raised from a diamond auction in Dubai last month failed to find its way to Treasury

The indiscriminate detention of Somali Kenyans
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Politics and Society The indiscriminate detention of Somali Kenyans

By Mukoma Wa Ngugi on May 5, 2014

By scapegoating an entire ethnicity with the arrest and detention of thousands of Somali Kenyans, the Kenyan government is doing what the British did to us under colonialism. This and the continued invasion that opens old historical wounds will not bring peace.

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Politics and Society Rwanda’s killings of president’s critics

By Khanyo Olwethu Mjamba on May 3, 2014

According to a Canadian newspaper investigation, the Rwandan government has been systematically paying contract killers to ‘get rid of’ President Paul Kagame’s dissenters

Time to rethink justice in Africa
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Politics and Society Time to rethink justice in Africa

By Levi Kabwato on May 3, 2014

Our courts are European; we are not. Time to rethink justice in Africa.

10 facts to know about World Press Freedom Day
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Politics and Society 10 facts to know about World Press Freedom Day

By Khanyo Olwethu Mjamba on May 3, 2014

World Press Freedom Day is commemorated every year on 3 May to remind countries and people all around the world, that freedom of the press and freedom of speech and expression are fundamental human rights

Protests grow over Ethiopian capital’s expansion
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Politics and Society Protests grow over Ethiopian capital’s expansion

By Khanyo Olwethu Mjamba on May 2, 2014

Addis Ababa is growing fast and set to expand further, pitting the government against Oromo activists, seeking to protect their rights

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