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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Why Africa Day Matters
Posted in Africa, History, Pan-African and Diaspora, Politics, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, Africa Day, AfricaDay, African, current events, diaspora, discussion, Eritrea, Ghana, History, Politics, question, Swaziland on May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Interview with President Kagame of Rwanda, Part Two
Posted in Africa, History, Mama's Round Table, Pan-African and Diaspora, Politics, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, African, China, culture, democracy, development, dialog, diaspora, discussion, fair trade, freedom of speech, Gacaca courts, genocide, hate speech, helping, Helping others, History, interview, leadership, Mama Afrika, Paul Kagame, Politics, question, round table, Rwanda, Twitter, women on February 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Mama’s Round Table: Nigel Mugamu (Part 2)
Posted in Africa, Mama's Round Table, Pan-African and Diaspora, Politics, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, African, development, dialog, diaspora, discussion, donation, Economic hardship, helping, interview, local economies, Mama Afrika, question, relocation, women, Zimbabwe on November 2, 2010 | 9 Comments »
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!
Mama’s Round Table Guest: Nigel Mugamu (Part 1)
Posted in Africa, Helping others, Mama's Round Table, Pan-African and Diaspora, Politics, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, African, assistance, development, dialog, diaspora, discussion, donation, donations, Economic hardship, fair trade, helping, Helping others, interview, local economies, Mama Afrika, Politics, relocation, support, women, Zimbabwe on November 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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.
Mama’s Guest, Freweini Ghebresadick on Women, Democracy and Human Rights
Posted in Africa, Mama's Round Table, Pan-African and Diaspora, Politics, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, African, democracy, dialog, diaspora, dictators, Eritrea, Ethiopia, fair trade, helping, Helping others, human rights, interview, Politics, support, women on July 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mama’s Round Table guest today is Freweini Ghebresadick, who has spent most of her life fighting for three things: women, human rights and democracy. Join Mama and Freweini at the table to discuss some issues which affect millions of African women today.
Question and Answer with Mama: I want to help, now what?
Posted in Africa, Children, Helping others, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, African, Children, development, donation, donations, Economic hardship, education, fair trade, Ghana, helping, Helping others, kids, local economies, modern slaves, NGO, planning, relocation, waste on July 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Mama answers a question from a vistor to our site: I want to help in Africa, now what?
Mama’s Guest at the Table is Geoff Baker, on The Role of Aid in Africa
Posted in Africa, General, Helping others, Mama's Round Table, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, African, Aid4Africa, assistance, China, development, discussion, Economic hardship, fund-raising, helping, Helping others, interview, local economies, Malawi, MDGs, Millenium Development Goals, Mozambique, NGO, round table, South Africa on June 25, 2010 | 10 Comments »
There has been much debate about the appropriate role of aid in Africa. Some accuse aid organizations of being interested in their own gains and complain about them bringing in well-paid Western staff instead of hiring local Africans. Geoff answers some tough questions with heart in this interview with Mama Africa.
Mama’s guest Joseph Scarantino Talks Tech in Africa
Posted in Africa, General, Helping others, Mama's Round Table, Questions and Answers, tagged Africa, Africa gathering, African, Apple, assistance, banking, Cameroon, cell phone, current events, development, Economic hardship, fair trade, Ghana, helping, Helping others, high tech, infrastructure, Internet, Kenya, local economies, Media, Microsoft, Nairobi, portable, Rwanda, technology, wireless on May 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mama Afrika’s Round Table Guest, Joseph Scarantino knows a lot about high tech in Africa. Here is his viewpoint, what is yours?
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 »
Join us as we discuss issues facing Africa with frank, open and honest dialog. In a world where people seem more and more polarized on the issues, I’d like to offer a space which shows that we aren’t so different after all: Mama Afrika’s Round Table
Africa’s biggest problem: what’s your view?
Posted in Africa, Mama's Round Table, Pan-African and Diaspora, Questions and Answers on February 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In your opinion, what is the biggest problem facing Africa today?
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