
In Southern Africa, Land is freedom; Mugabe knew this
What is freedom? It depends. In Southern Africa settler colonialism and Apartheid defined freedom in terms of land. The very definition of “settler” placed

What is freedom? It depends. In Southern Africa settler colonialism and Apartheid defined freedom in terms of land. The very definition of “settler” placed

A public lecture by Lonzen Rugira, PhD. Ambassador Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Howard University Washington DC August 29, 2019 3:00-4:30pm I wish to acknowledge



Since the introduction of republican politics, as the alternative to aristocratic rule, the vote has determined those who exercise power on behalf of the people



Everyone has their aha! moment at some point! If it has never happened to you, it’s because you haven’t been curious enough about something; or



By the time of colonialism proper in Africa, a key lesson the colonizers had learned from their previous conquests was that the natives could



I once provocatively wrote that Africa has no African story to tell. It was meant as a challenge to the common refrain that “Africans must



Denial is the biggest threat facing the memory of genocide. It impedes efforts to develop the collective consciousness around the genocide, to take stock of



It is well established that denial is a key step in the stages of genocide. Fighting it is essential in the never again campaign because



In the 1960s African nationalists thought that only a united Africa could be a formidable force in the quest for global respectability. Some of them



On February 10 President Paul Kagame’s term as Chairperson of the African Union came to an end, paving way to Egypt’s Fattah el-Sisi, who will

What is freedom? It depends. In Southern Africa settler colonialism and Apartheid defined freedom in terms of land. The very definition of “settler” placed



A public lecture by Lonzen Rugira, PhD. Ambassador Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Howard University Washington DC August 29, 2019 3:00-4:30pm I wish to acknowledge



Since the introduction of republican politics, as the alternative to aristocratic rule, the vote has determined those who exercise power on behalf of the people



Everyone has their aha! moment at some point! If it has never happened to you, it’s because you haven’t been curious enough about something; or



By the time of colonialism proper in Africa, a key lesson the colonizers had learned from their previous conquests was that the natives could



I once provocatively wrote that Africa has no African story to tell. It was meant as a challenge to the common refrain that “Africans must



Denial is the biggest threat facing the memory of genocide. It impedes efforts to develop the collective consciousness around the genocide, to take stock of



It is well established that denial is a key step in the stages of genocide. Fighting it is essential in the never again campaign because



In the 1960s African nationalists thought that only a united Africa could be a formidable force in the quest for global respectability. Some of them



On February 10 President Paul Kagame’s term as Chairperson of the African Union came to an end, paving way to Egypt’s Fattah el-Sisi, who will
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Part of the problem facing Africa is that the agency to articulate the trials and tribulations of Africans has for long been usurped by foreigners. As a principle, everyone should get involved in debates on Africa, of course. However, rather than Read more