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Paul Beckett : Slouching Towards Democracy in Nigeria
Goodluck Jonathan was elected President of Nigeria on April 16.The Elections in Nigeria:Slouching towards democracy By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / April 29, 2011 The perils of democracy To title (and set) his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart, … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Democracy, Election Fraud, Nigeria, Paul Beckett
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Chinua Achebe’s ‘British-Protected Child’
Chinua Achebe’s sharp and inspiring essays:The Education of a British-Protected Child By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2010 [The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays, by Chinua Achebe. (Knopf, October 6, 2009, 172 pp., $24.95)] Here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Books, Jonah Raskin, Literary Criticism, Literature, Nigeria, Nonfiction
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Trifagura : Corporate Outlaw Dumps Toxic Waste on Ivory Coast
The Probo Koala ship, chartered by Trafigura, docked at the port of Tallinn. Photo from AFP.Takes human toll in West African nation…Commodities trader dumps banned substance By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / September 17, 2009 This story shows … Continue reading
BOOKS / We Are All Zimbabweans Now
We Are all Zimbabweans Now (a brief summary)By James Kilgore / The Rag Blog / September 1, 2009 [We Are All Zimbabweans Now: A Novel by James Kilgore, paperback, 272 pp, RH-Struik Publishing, August 24, 2009,$23.95.] We Are All Zimbabweans … Continue reading
The Case for Corporate Accountability: Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria
Now at last it’s time for Shell to atone for my father’s death The son of the executed activist faces the oil giant in a human rights trial this week. He seeks understanding rather than retribution. By Ken Saro-Wiwa Jnr … Continue reading
Canada Convicts Rwandan War Criminal
If this can happen, then surely we can also bring people such as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to justice. Genocide in Rwanda or genocide in Iraq are of equal weight – both are heinous crimes under international law … Continue reading
‘Mama Afrika’ : Singer Miriam Makeba Dies at 76
Miriam Makeba performed in a concert on Sunday night in southern Italy shortly before she died early Monday. Photo by Cesare Abbate / European Pressphoto Agency.Jacob Zuma: ‘Miriam Makeba used her voice, not merely to entertain, but to give a … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Apartheid, Deaths, Entertainers, Freedom Fighters, Musicians, People, Singers, South Africa
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