Many of you will remember our last interview with Geoff concerning the role of aid in Africa. It is my greatest pleasure to welcome him back to Mama’s Round Table to talk about another issue close to his heart: the role of China in Africa. For those of you who might have missed our last [...]
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Mama’s Round Table Guest Geoff Baker Discusses the Role of China in Africa
Posted in Africa, Corruption, Mama's Round Table, Politics, tagged Africa, African, China, colonization, Corruption, development, dialog, discussion, ecology, Economic hardship, environment, forests, human rights, Imperialism, interview, land grabs, local economies, Nigeria, Politics, round table, South Africa, sustainable development, women, women's rights on March 4, 2011 | 13 Comments »
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 [...]
Facing Our Fears
Posted in Africa, Corruption, Mama's Round Table, Pan-African and Diaspora, Politics, tagged abuse, Africa, African Diaspora, China, development, dialog, diaspora, discussion, helping, Helping others, honesty, open dialog, waste on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lately, I’ve been talking a lot to my family and friends about fear. I don’t mean those fears we all have as children of things which are under the bed at night waiting to get us. I mean the fears that we are all called to face from time to time when we are looking [...]
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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