It’s Africa Day… So, What’s the Big Deal?

Today is Africa Day.  OK, so that probably means something to planners of prayer vigils, ribbon cuttings or planners of ceremonies in those big white buildings that many Africans only enter if they have to deal with the administrative offices in capital buildings throughout the continent.  But what does it mean to those of us [...]

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Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent (via Sir Nigel’s Journey…)

I don’t subscribe to many blogs (let’s face it, we’re all busy people!) But, Sir Nigel’s is one I really enjoy. This one came across my desk this morning and I thought it was worth sharing with you. You probably know by now that I am a big supporter of education in whatever form it [...]

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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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10 Things You Can Do to Help Africa Today

  Lots of people ask me what they can do to help Africa and Africans.  After all, the general consensus (thanks to mainstream media) is that Africa is falling apart at the seams, right?  It is my hope that at least a few of these things will help you to see that although Africans, in [...]

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Rethinking the Season

The hustle and bustle of Christmas is in full swing.  Last minute shoppers are out in numbers… grumbling, complaining and grabbing whatever they can find on store shelves.  Anything, absolutely anything would please them more than working through their dreaded lists of who to buy for this year.  And frankly, who could blame them?  After [...]

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NEW version of MamaAfrika.com is on the way…

February is Black History Month and Mama Afrika is taking advantage of this to unveil her updated version of her website to the world! Join us on our countdown to the unveiling… exactly 2 weeks to go!! Until then though, join us here for a weekly article concerning Africa. Tomorrow we’ll talk about the role [...]

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Why NOT buy that t-shirt for Africa?

Go into your favorite shop and pick up a t-shirt which has some catchy little phrase telling how important it is to “Save Africa”. It sounds like a wonderful idea after all. I mean you like the t-shirt, its in a color that looks great on you and you’ll get to tell all your friends [...]

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A few times a week, I receive emails from people across the globe. The questions are as diverse as the people asking them; but they have one thing in common: they are about Africa. School children write to ask why Africans are poor or what children in Ghana eat for dinner. Women ask me the [...]

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Returning Tanzania’s history…

Chagga want chief Meli’s skull back from GermanyBy Valentine Marc Nkwame, Arusha Times“Elders in the Old Moshi location of Kilimanjaro region have one more task for the outgoing president, Benjamin William Mkapa. They want him to hand over the responsibility of bringing back the skull of their former traditional leader, the late Mangi Meli Kiusa [...]

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Hey Mr "President", why are you paying the arms dealers before the doctor?

Ok, let’s get directly to business here…I have been asked countless times why it is that African leadership buys weapons before food for their citizens. And frankly, it is the one time that I am left without a response that satisfies me, much less the person I’m speaking with.After taking another look at the United [...]

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