Why Africa Day Matters

I was pleasantly surprised to see so much talk about Africa Day today (#AfricaDay is even a trending topic on Twitter).  After all, it used to be something that only people who were interested in African politics even knew existed.  One question I keep getting asked today though is: What is it and why do [...]

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Heroism is a More Common Trait Than You Know

April 7th is the International Day for Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda.  If you read about Africa in the news, you’ll certainly find lots of reminders of the horrible events of those infamous days in 1994.  You’ll probably read a lot about tragedy, death, heartbreak and loss.  You’ll hear about generations of rivalry between [...]

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Mama’s Round Table Guest Geoff Baker Discusses the Role of China in Africa

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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My silence explained… (via Sir Nigel’s Journey…)

Last year, Nigel was a guest at Mama’s Round Table and promised to keep us updated on his progress after moving back to Zimbabwe from the U.K.. Its been a couple of months since his move home and now he’s found the time to tell us what he’s been up to. I found his blog [...]

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Interview with President Kagame of Rwanda, Part Two

Click here if you missed the first part of Mama’s interview with President Kagame. PART TWO: 6. “No man is an island.” What women in your life most shaped your world view and influenced you? I have been influenced mostly by the injustice that I lived in my childhood and youth. There are women who [...]

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Mama’s First Round Table Guest of 2011: H.E. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda

As many of you know, Mama Afrika has been working with Rwandans for many years now.  In fact, I can still vividly recall the day that I first heard from Beatrice Mukansinga, the director of Mbwira Ndumva in Kigali, Rwanda.  I was still living in France at the time and had only recently launched MamaAfrika.com.  [...]

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Temperance and Hope

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 [...]

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Mama’s Round Table: Nigel Mugamu (Part 2)

Part 2 of a two part interview at Mama’s Round Table, where we discuss issues related to Africa as a continent. Today’s guest is a Zimbabwean who will soon be moving home to start a business and work toward helping to build the future success of his nation. Join us in the discussion. After all, dialog is the first step to all solutions!

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Mama’s Round Table Guest: Nigel Mugamu (Part 1)

Mama’s Round Table guest this week is a Zimbabwean, Nigel Mugamu, who is doing his part to reverse the “brain drain” effect that is plaguing the African continent. Taking his Western education back to Africa to build a future for himself and others, Nigel is full of ideas and opinions which he’s agreed to share with Mama Afrika and with you.

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Facing Our Fears

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 [...]

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