Having been abused, oppressed, impoverished and belittled by the colonialist powers for centuries, African peoples are also awakening to the fact (which probably not many westerners know either) that who makes the maps can also distort the maps to their own advantage. Distortion is of course a bi-product of misuse of power. And who are... Continue Reading →
Making Burkina Faso Great
Africa is rising. That, in itself, is something truly remarkable, and welcome, and heart-warming. And there is nothing more alive and attention-grabbing about the awakening of Africa than what is happening in Burkina Faso, the central state of the renewed Sahel region of sub-Saharan West Africa. Why there? Well, who is the most celebrated name... Continue Reading →
Get AFRICOM Out of Africa. No Place for US Imperialism.
The 20th Century was US prime time. They blew it. And in the process almost blew up the world. They could have made many friends but instead saw everyone else as enemies (declared or not). Their record of robbery, pillaging , and domination has soiled any reputation they may have had. There will be no... Continue Reading →
Quality Writing Explains: Democracy, the west, the Global South, and Africa
I don't read Journal NEO very often these days, not because of the quality of the articles to be found there, but more to do with the timing. Quality of course does not come with haste, but what I am interested in these days is 'hot' news (mostly), published, preferably, the same day it happens.... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 