Thanksgiving Feast: Turkey, Mashed Cassava, and Moringa Casserole Anyone?
While sitting at this year’s Thanksgiving table I thought about how fortunate…
WTF: There Are No Restaurants in Africa?
If you’d seen a recent article in Matador, an online travel magazine…
AMREF UK is Standing Up for African Mothers
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Film Review : Captain Phillips- More of the same from Hollywood?
Captain Phillips follows a typical method of Hollywood movie-making that falls under…
A knobkerrie does not a home build: Commemorating 16 Days of Activism
In the spirit of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence,…
Africa- Time to tell our own stories
I recently watched the movie Captain Philips and I thought it was…
Back to School Blues: Zimbabwe gets the Dunce’s Cap
Recently, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation published its extremely comprehensive rankings of African…
Uganda’s cry for democracy
Image via Wikipedia Uganda is the first country in sub-Saharan country to…
To Gag, or to Gag: Kenya’s New Media Laws
On 31 October 2013 Kenya’s National Assembly passed amendments to Kenya’s media…