Africa Stands Up to Europe's Bully Tactics

The decision also renders futile the European Union's decision to exclude President Mugabe at its meeting with African states in two months time. President Mugabe's election as the First Vice chairperson makes him automatically eligible for the chairmanship in 2015. It simply defies logic why the West has continued to expose itself so badly in its bid to isolate President Mugabe and play archaic politics of divide and rule, which no longer have a place even in the chaotic scheme of international politics. READ MORE

Central Africa: Rethinking Pan-Africanism in the Current Epoch

POLITICAL disturbances in South Sudan, Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad have put into focus the urgent need for African leaders to rethink the concrete continental unity and critically examine the ramifications of foreign military interventions in our domestic affairs.

While the internal dynamics of these individual countries are acknowledged, one cannot dismiss the existence of foreign political interference in fomenting tribal animosity in South Sudan and religious intolerance in CAR. READ MORE

King and Mandela inspire community connections through dance and music

Masankho Banda first came to the United States in the 1980s when his father was a political prisoner in Malawi. On Monday, he returned to use his firsthand experience with political oppression to host a celebration of two global leaders for justice —the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela.

Through free-form dance and music, Banda guided a multicultural, multigenerational group in a Northwest Washington storefront church in exercises designed to channel the teachings of the slain civil rights leader and the South African icon who died last month. READ MORE

Europeans

Zimbabwen President Robert Mugabe has told heads of intelligence services in Africa that scores of brutal conflicts in the continent are bankrolled by Europeans whose motive is to plunder Africa’s vast mineral resources. President Mugabe said Africa’s vast reserves of untapped mineral resources and the world-wide recession had triggered a new scramble for control of its “raw wealth.”

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Cuba’s role

In convenient figures have been whitewashed from the coverage of Nelson Mandela's death. The photo pull-out sections show the South African leader with Bill Clinton, with Princess Diana and Naomi Campbell and the Spice Girls.

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Challenging

I started this week by thinking there was no single theme but now I see that this week's review is about challenging the 'single story' story of Africa. Starting with a technology post, first from AfroMusing – who discusses the future of tech on the continent – people write books on this so I think this post does well to point out some of the main issues.

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Korean Ads

Cigarette ads featuring monkeys are to be pulled South Korea's largest tobacco company has promised to change an advertising campaign after accusations of racism. Posters promoting a new line of cigarettes featured pictures of monkeys dressed as news reporters, declaring "Africa is coming!"

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