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Why Africans are Easily Overcome by Other Cultures?
I was first confronted with this question about two years ago, when a friend and I would occasionally engage in deep self reflection on...
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How Will Joe Biden’s Presidency affect Africa?
Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is set to affect Africa’s 1.3 billion people on issues ranging from climate change and...
Careful, don’t radicalise Muslims
Over a week ago, Kenyan authorities deported Jamaican-born Muslim cleric Abu Ameenah Bilal Phillips, invariably demonised by the media as a “radical”. The Qatar-based...
Who wants to Harm Standard Political Writer?
Friday morning March 18 found The Standard senior political writer Juma Kwayera seated at his desk doing a story. He was busy interviewing a...
Poisoning the Masses
Why war on hate speech is hard to win.
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission says last year it received two to three complaints a...
Oily Misadventures: Africa and the Latin Americas
‘The Latin Americans, while conscious of their different historical experience, soon became aware that the practical issues for them were remarkably similar to those...
The Huge Challenge of Obama’s victory to ‘fatherland’ Africa
By: Son Gyoh -Development practitioner
Now that the euphoria of the US political revolution is settling in and the enigma, Barack is poised to take...
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ZAMBIA: Opposition’s Hichilema Wins Presidential Vote
Lusaka – Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was on Monday declared winner of the hotly contested presidential election in debt-burdened Zambia.
With 155...
Going on a Self Drive in Tanzania
Hiring a 4x4 rental car in Tanzania for a self-drive tour is a great opportunity for you to enjoy adventure of your own. A...
Most Successful African Actresses in Hollywood
In her acceptance speech at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Viola Davis stated that women of color are just as good in front...
THE Kgalagadi Desert Beauties
A vast expanse of sand , dust, dry riverbeds and where life still seems to crawl on despite its difficulties, the Kalahari is a...
The 1984 Ethiopian Air Raid on Somali City of Borama
Misinformation by the Somali National Movement, a rebel movement against Siad Barre’s Somalia, caused this elementary school in northern Somalia to be bombed. They...
5 Things to know about Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles
The Indian Ocean archipelago of Seychelles boasts one of the highest standards of living in Africa, thanks to the tourists who flock to its...
Why Africans are Easily Overcome by Other Cultures?
I was first confronted with this question about two years ago, when a friend and I would occasionally engage in deep self reflection on...
Top 10 Things to Do in East Africa
A travel specialist will help you scout for the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino). And mountain gorillas. You’ll also see a...
Self Drive is the Best Way to Vacation in Uganda
Traveling through Uganda by yourself can be an incredible experience full of fun as you go through the countryside of the pearl of Africa...
Kidepo Valley National Park – Uganda’s Last Frontier
High in the rocky cliffs looking over the Narum Valley of Kidepo Valley National Park sits the shell of a half-constructed and abandoned hotel....
