World From Africa Archives - Page 6 of 33

Might Ronald Reagan Be Donald Trump’s Forerunner and Model?

Posted By: adminon: September 15, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: GOP, Grenada, Larry Speakes, MAGA, Max Boot, Reaganism, TrumpismNo CommentsViews:

Those who are able to finish reading this piece published originally in The New Yorker may no longer be surprised why Henry Kissinger once wondered why it ever occurred to anyone that a Rona... Read more

Ngugi wa Thiong’o Spearheads Dismantling Language Empires

Posted By: adminon: August 22, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: Achebe, Africa, African universities, Colonialists, Igbo, Irish nationalism, Joyce, Kenya, Toyin Falola, Yoruba, Zulu, ‘Nobel of the heart’No CommentsViews:

Age and nasty experiences in the recent past are not slowing down Ngugi Wa Thiongo, the Kenyan writer. He is still taking the fight to Africa’s conquerors, this time revisiting his insistenc... Read more

Let’s Abolish the Colonial IMF on Its 80th Birthday

Posted By: adminon: August 03, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: Austerity, Debt, Harsh loan conditions, IMF, Neoliberalism oversold, Public sector wage bill, World BankNo CommentsViews:

It is just two African countries out of over 50 others – Kenya and Nigeria – that are exploding for reasons that, in the last instance, stem from disciplinary neoliberalism supe... Read more

Toumani Djabaté, the Maestro of Kora Music, Passes On

Posted By: adminon: July 21, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: Ali Farka Toure, Bala Faséké, Balanji, Ballaké Sisoko, Epic of Sundiata, Kora, Sékou Keita and Jeli Moussa Djawara, Sona Jorbateh, Soso, Toumani Djiabaté, Traditional African music, ’Heart of the Moon’No CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura I was shocked to learn of the passing on July 19th, 2024 of the maestro of Kora music, the Malian Toumani Diabaté. He was only 58! There are many great kora musicians, such... Read more

The UK election: new development priorities in Africa?

Posted By: adminon: July 16, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, Cimate change, DFID, Keir Starmer, Labour Party manifestoNo CommentsViews:

What could be in the recent UK election for Africa is a contextually legitimate question to ask as I an Scoones of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex does in t... Read more

African Leaders and Their Imported Dilemma From Disciplinary Neoliberalism

Posted By: adminon: June 30, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, Disciplinary neoliberalism, IMF reform package, Kenya, New York Times, Wild taxesNo CommentsViews:

President William Ruto of Kenya must still be trying to make sense of the anger of his population against wild taxes (started since 2023). Imposed as part of the usual IMF reform package and... Read more

An Enjoyable and Soulful Evening with Azania Noah—the talented Sierra Leonean Songstress Swiss Watch Passport Described as a ‘Muse Phenomenon’

Posted By: adminon: May 31, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: All as One Children’s Centre, Jerusalema, R & B, Shakira, Sierra Leone, Zangaléwa, ‘Sweet MbargaNo CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura A few hours ago, Azania Noah performed almost to a full house at the Arts Centre of the Geneva International School. It was a delightful, relaxing and memorable evening of b... Read more