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The OAU 50 Years On: Ambitious Dreams, Painful Realities
The United States of Africa was a concept that was first championed by Jamaican political activist Marcus Garvey in the early 1920s. Decades later, the concept became the late Muammar Gaddafi’s...
View ArticleOn cooperation and information
Two exciting events concerning cooperation have transpired in the last three weeks: The Organization of African Unity (OAU), now called the African Union (AU), celebrated its golden jubilee and...
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Arusha attack: Results from a slippery slope?
On Saturday the 15th Soweto estate in Arusha was rocked by a blast during a vibrant opposition party’s campaign rally. TPDF at Soweto grounds in Arusha (photo courtesy of The Citizen) Over 60 people...
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Oh Bummer, He’s coming!
Hon. President Kikwete was quoted by someone saying, “Apart from bringing in a record amount of aid during my tenure, I’ve also brought in a record number of American presidents.” Oh boy isn’t that...
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Shit Out Of Luck
Like Peter Msigwa‘s June 20th, 2012 passionate comments during the discussion of last year’s budget, I too think the opposition’s purpose is to criticize government’s implementation of policy. Our...
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Obama in Tanzania
Image courtesy of The Citizen I was happy when I heard one of the world changers is visiting Tanzania for the first time. I was excited and I wanted to see what he has in store for us; Tanzanians and...
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GrowthHub’s 2013 accelerator program
This post has been paraphrased from an e-mail sent by the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility. The Growth Hub is an impact incubator and accelerator that supports early stage entrepreneurs and start-ups in...
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Five questions with Dunda’s Zaka
Dunda is a digital magazine that is published online once every 2 months (see latest issue here). It targets young East Africans by using provocative art to raise philosophical, political, economic and...
View ArticleUnderstanding the behavior of man
The captains of our society must have a clear understanding of the behavior of man both in the short run and in the long run. For their task will have to involve guiding people to prosperity and...
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10 East Africans shortlisted for the Anzisha Prize, SA-bound
A few months ago, we interviewed Chi Achebe, Program Manager for the African Leadership Academy (ALA). One of the Academy’s programs, the Anzisha Prize, “is a $75,000 youth innovation competition for...
View ArticleLil’ Nip ‘n’ Tuck
Beauty is believed to be in the eyes of the beholder, unless the beholder has squint eyes, right? When squint eyes make a judgment call on the matters of beauty, things can get very complicated and...
View ArticleAre phone companies stealing from us?
I have had it with phone companies here is Tanzania, specifically the one I have used the most – and I am not afraid to say it – AIRTEL! Unexplained charges. Treating customers like second class...
View ArticleWhen you think of technology
There you go with your technology, Enthusiasts, Preachers of how the world is not how it seems, Once round and big, now within my reach. From my little fishing village, I can see how you live, Big,...
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The rest is history.
Not knowing what to write about is not an excuse for not writing at all because ideas are ever-flowing and overflowing in our minds. So I decided to explore a topic that caught my attention. I was a...
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In honor of National Women’s Day in South Africa
Living near any commemorative building for a long time can make the general public appreciate its relevance less and less as the years go by. Having heard remarkable stories about what took place...
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Uncle Bob
Robert Mugabe has won the election, yay – awkward, really people. Rumor has it, at the victory party, Drake’s song was on repeat. If this at all is true, then that must have been one funny party....
View ArticleBathing in acid
It used to rain here, tiny droplets of love and tolerance trickling down roofs. Peace used to reign here, smiling faces decorating streets and life treasured without limits. Now we shower each other in...
View ArticleIdeas behind prostitution
Very seldom is there a realization of the depths of the struggles that women undergo whether it is by choice, by force or both for that matter. After watching Lovelace, a movie based on Linda...
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A Welcome Precedent
On June 20th of this year, Tanzania’s Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda responded to a question in parliament by South Kilwa MP, Murtaza Mangungu, that asked about the government’s position on allegations...
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Violation of Sovereignty or Only Hope for Justice? How Kenyans see the ICC...
By Ben Nadler | Cross-posted from Africa at LSE Ordinary Kenyans are deeply divided in their opinions over the trial of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto before the...
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