8:50:13 PM Wed, June 19th 2013
OPINIONS
Chinua Achebe “An Image of Af..
Achebe, Chinua. “An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’” Massachusetts Review. 18. 1977. Rpt. in Heart of Darkness, An Authoritative Text, background
China in Africa: A great blog on Ch..
Is China good or bad for Africa? China’s growing presence in Africa has become one of Africa’s biggest stories, but even experienced commentators cannot decide
Joe Mozingo: A White Face with a Fo..
It is probably the case that there are very few “pure” black people in the United States of America, but could the case also be
What Makes You An African? | Spoken..
This is a touching poem written by Jasper Sembie as part of an opener to his ‘The Ideal Citizen’ series of videos and literature – a project
How we continue to let posterity down
Positive news is not rare to find these days across Africa, however, neither is bad news. It seems some of the most intractable challenges remain
The Afronauts: Zambia’s ficti..
This is the idea and work of Spanish photographer Cristina De Middel’s fictional documentation of a failed space programme in Zambia – The Afronauts. Allow
Uhuru Kenyatta Kenya elections win ..
Uhuru Kenyatta (seen on your right with running mate Will Ruto above) was declared the President elect of Kenya recently after winning elections against Raila Odinga by
Who says over half of the most mise..
Zimbabwe apparently is the most miserable place on earth. There is no shortage of opinions on Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. They tend to range from the
The Economist takes pride in Africa..
The Economist has not always been kind or favourable to Africa. In an Editorial published about 10 years ago the Economist tagged Africa as the
Why The Outrage Over White Model On..
The fashion industry seems to display its obsessiveness with “black face” every so often. A recent example was a photo shoot Beyonce did to mark
On Jet Owning Nigerian Pastors
Bishop Oyedepo who is also on the Nigeria Pastor Rich List in his private jet Some Nigerian pastors are no strangers to controversy. These controversies tend to
The Economist’s take on Tansp..
Transportation in Africa This week the Economist paints a somewhat optimistic future about transportation in Africa. Mind you most of the optimism comes from plans
Why the United States of America wi..
As we pointed out a couple of years ago, African economies are growing significantly. Some of this growth, however, seems to be causing vituperations and
Is indigenous African food as healt..
Traditional African food varies enormously from one part of Africa to another. We know that! However, there tends to be similarities between regions. Jollof rice
African Men; Hollywood Stereotypes ..
This is a new viral video brought to you by Mama Hope, the non-profit which says it “believes that the essential first step in changing
“Cutting” up the Africa..
An exhibition of an art installation by a black artist Makode Linde which was opened as part of World Art Day has caused enormous controversy
MYWEKU |
SUBSCRIBE TO MYWEKU |
CONTRIBUTE TO MYWEKU |
FOLLOW MYWEKU |
|
|
|
|
|
