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A blog about African legends, African problems, African diaspora, African history, and history of other countries and continents through audio and video files.
African Heritage
1w ago
La tortue a pitié, mais pas de lait (Proverbe Herero – Namibie). The turtle has compassion, but no milk (Herero proverb – Namibia ..read more
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1w ago
I found this Jacobin article which focuses on Rosa Luxemburg, a Polish Jewish revolutionary activist who exposed Germany’s genocide in what was then German South West Africa. She said, in her essay “Proletarian Women” (1912): The workshop of the future requires many hands and hearts. A world of female misery is waiting for relief. The ..read more
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2w ago
About a month ago, we saw the government of Niger revoke military accords with the United States, and ordering the US withdrawal of its military personnel and drone base from Niger [Niger suspends military “cooperation” with the US, effective immediately]. Among Niger’s grievances, were the non-respect of Niger, but above all was a treaty imposed ..read more
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2w ago
After almost 2 years of talking, the Zimbabwe gold-backed currency is finally upon us. Inflation is everywhere at the gas pump, at the food store, rent, prices are going up and up, affecting everyone and making the poor even poorer. In Zimbabwe, it has been going up for years given that the country has been ..read more
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3w ago
Le vent hurle plus fort dans les arbres (Proverbe Kikuyu – Kenya). – Un riche doit payer plus. The wind howls louder in the trees (Kikuyu proverb – Kenya). – A rich person must pay more ..read more
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3w ago
A few weeks ago, the son of Africa’s revered writer, Ngugi wa Thiong’o: world acclaimed Kenyan writer, took to X and wrote about his father being an abusive husband, “My father Ngugi wa Thiong’o physically abused my late mother. He would beat her up. Some of my earliest memories are of me going to visit her at ..read more
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1M ago
“How true! Life’s problems are like trees. We see the trunk, we see the branches and the leaves. But we can’t see the roots, hidden deep down under the ground. And yet it is their shape and nature and how far they dig into the slimy humus to search for water that we need to ..read more
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1M ago
The great Guadeloupean writer, the Grande dame of Caribbean literature, Maryse Condé has transitioned to the land of our ancestors at the age of 90. Condé’s work has touched so many throughout the world, as it was a bridge between Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. Her best work, Segu, has been one of my favorites ..read more
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Nit la mu jëf la du la mu wax Un homme se mesure à ce qu’il fait et non à ce qu’il dit (Proverbe Wolof – Senegal). Vos actions définissent qui vous êtes. A man is measured by what he does, not what he says (Wolof Proverb – Senegal). – Your actions define who you ..read more
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1M ago
Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a political newcomer popular among the masses, came out of Sunday’s elections in Senegal with a strong lead. On Monday morning, his main rival, Amadou Ba conceded defeat. Faye who has been brought to the front of the Senegalese politics just over a week after he was released ..read more