Houston, We Have a Problem. Where’s Western Sahara?
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailThe thought of landing Apollo 13 – the American spacecraft, in a dessert, somewhere in Western Sahara, may have fleetingly crossed the minds of
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“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in”
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailFamous words from Michael Corleone, chief protagonist in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather.
Corleone, a ruthlessly efficient, tactful, suave mafia boss, is intent on
Saturday Night Fever in Libreville
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailAfricans love to dance.
The people of Gabon danced to the tune of Omar Bongo’s stifling symphony of misrule for 42 years.
Small in
Djibouti’s got nothing to sell? So who’s buying?
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailThe world’s buying.
That’s who.
The tiny north-African state, roughly the size of New Jersey, has morphed itself into a hugely influential diplomatic and
After Aliyah, life’s hardly kosher for Ethiopian-Israelis
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailAliyah, the immigration of Jews to Israel, is an integral part of the Jewish nation’s existence. Making Aliyah – or, going to Israel –
Savour the sweet times, life’s about to get bitter in South Africa
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailSouth African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s decision to introduce a sugar tax on sweetened beverages has sent tongues wagging for myriad reasons.
Questions abound
The silent rage of a war unseen in Kenya
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailAs Kenya’s security forces do battle with Al-Qaeda affiliate and East African jihadist terrorist group Al-Shabab, a vicious, inhumane war – carefully hidden from
Angola cracks the whip on social media usage, press freedom
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailOil-rich Southern-African nation Angola has cracked the whip on social media usage and press freedom after passing new, stringent laws that hand control of
Racism Row Rocks Pretoria High School for Girls
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailAllegations of racism made by students of colour from Pretoria High School for Girls have sparked a huge racism row.
In an online petition
Engiteng’ Narok Lukunya, working things out the Maasai way
byshare…Facebook0TwitteremailSometimes, all it takes to make an excellent movie, is a great, pertinent theme: child marriage; a few, talented Maasai schoolchildren from Orkeeswa Secondary