He was reported to have told fans, “God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.”
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Politics and Society South Sudan crisis: is there hope for a lasting solution?
The current crisis and war in South Sudan has gone beyond ethnicity and conflict between the two principal actors. The question now is whether intervention will save the world’s youngest nation from total collapse.
Politics and Society Truth and Reconciliation in Burundi
When people think of genocide in Africa they tend to think of Rwanda. But Burundi has had similar troubles, the worst of which occurred in 1972, when up to 300,000 Hutus were massacred in six weeks. The process of reconciliation is not without challenges.
Politics and Society Who will succeed Mugabe?
President Robert Mugabe has served as the head of Zimbabwe’s government for 34 years. But even his biggest fans know it is almost impossible that he continues until the end of his current presidential term. Who will succeed him? Two factions have emerged.
Politics and Society The world’s $58 billion scam of Africa
Leaders like British Prime Minister David Cameron have said that aid sceptics are wrong. Aid is essential. Conditions on the African continent demonstrate that perhaps aid in its current form is wrong. In fact, aid blinds us to the fleecing of the continent.
Politics and Society Zambians ask: “Where is President Sata and how is he?”
For some time now, Zambians have been asking themselves what is the state of health of their head of state.
Politics and Society The Power (and Weakness) of African Passports
With geopolitics playing in, travellers from some countries get more travel freedom than others, a new ranking shows.
Politics and Society Africa needs more than just the silencing of guns
As part of its 50th Anniversary Declaration in May 2013, the African Union (AU) set itself the goal of ending all wars in Africa by 2020. But silencing all guns may not be a realistic target, and investing in good governance and a better understanding of the dynamics behind conflict may be more effective in boosting economic and human development.
Politics and Society African middle class betrays the Have-Nots
The battle lines were once clear: European Have-Everything on one side and African Have-Nothing on the other. Now, in an economic system that depends on over-exploitation of the African Have-Nots, skin colour does not matter. And the middle class is unconscious.