Regularly, there they are… those same images. Sure the faces change and occasionally, so do the names of the countries affected. But at the end of the day, it’s the same story: millions of people starving to death. As someone who has been working to alleviate poverty for years now; I can tell you that [...]
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The Root Causes of Famine
Posted in Africa, Conflict, General, Helping others, tagged Africa, African, current events, development, discussion, Eritrea, Ethiopia, famine, helping, Helping others, History, human rights, local economies, Politics, poverty on September 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Temperance and Hope
Posted in Africa, Conflict, Corruption, History, Politics, tagged Africa, African, Cote d'Ivoire, coup d'etat, democracy, dialog, discussion, DRC, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, History, hope, Ivory Coast, Mama Afrika, Politics, revolution, Tunisia, uprising, women, Zimbabwe on February 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The words revolution and uprising seem to be flooding the airwaves, newspapers and social networking sites lately. It feels a little like a tidal wave. There is an overwhelming sense of jubilation at the fact that Africans are finally empowered to decide their own futures. If one believed everything he read; he would be convinced [...]
When Ideas Collide, Good People Keep Level Heads
Posted in Africa, African art, Children, Conflict, Corruption, Cultures, General, History, Mama's Round Table, Pan-African and Diaspora, Politics, Questions and Answers, tagged African, culture, current events, democracy, development, discussion, eco, ecology, fair trade, FGM, History, ideas, Mama Afrika, opinion, Politics, round table, sustainable, talk, tolerance on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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