Posts tagged famous quotes

Good Morning Africa on the day Kofi Annan was elected the UN Secretary-General. Here are some of his quotes:

Good Morning Africa on the day Egyptian Writer Naguib Mahfouz was born. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, publishing 34 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie scripts, and five plays. Here are some of his quotes:

For 67 years Nelson Rolinhlanhla Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity. The first democratically elected President of South Africa was born on this day the 18th of July 1918 and this day has since 2009 been celebrated as the Nelson Mandela International Day.

In 1986, Soyinka was 52 years old and had just won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Today Africa’s first Nobel laureate turns 84. The playwright, poet, and prose writer whose works have many times been described as highly cerebral and meant for the elite is one of Africa’s most respected voices. TIA wishes him a happy birthday.

South Africa has lost a liberation hero with the passing of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada, aged 87. Affectionately known as Kathy, Kathrada was a Robben Island prisoner and one of Walter Sisulu, and Nelson Mandela’s closest cadres in the struggle against apartheid. Kathrada dedicated is life to fighting racial inequality and the apartheid regime’s racist and unjust policies. We share with you 10 of his profound and timeless quotes.

An African literary giant Ben Okri celebrates his birthday today. Okri, a Nigerian poet and novelist turns 58. Okri is considered one of the foremost African authors in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions. He won the Man Booker Prize for The Famished Road (1991).

It’s been 20 years since the Notorious B.I.G. was tragically shot and killed on March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles. He was just 24. Christopher Wallace, or Biggie Smalls, as he was also known, left a lasting legacy. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, undoubtedly a lyrical genius.

As we mourn the death of a great African literary giant, Buchi Emecheta, here are ten of her most memorable quotes, and excerpts from her books. Emecheta was greatly respected and admired for her creative and narrative writing about African women’s experiences in Africa and in Great Britain.

Today, 92 years ago, an African struggle icon Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was born. Sobukwe founded, and led the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), an anti-apartheid movement. Affectionately known as the Professor or simply “Prof”, Sobukwe dedicated is life to fighting racial inequality and the apartheid regime’s racist and unjust policies. We share with you seven of his profound and timeless quotes.

The world mourns the passing of a larger than life character, Cuban revolutionary Commandante Fidel Castro who passed away at the age of 90. As tributes continue to pour in, and as the world mourns the loss of a political titan, we remember Castro through 10 of his most profound quotes.