In 2007, the world was stunned by a proclamation from the then Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh that he had a cure for AIDS. He paraded international media to his presidential compound in Banjul where there were dozens of AIDS patients awaiting treatment from the military leader who said his concoction made from seven undisclosed plants willContinue reading “How Gambia’s exiled leader Yahya Jammeh lied about having cure for AIDS”
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How this enslaved African from Mozambique became Japan’s first black Samurai
The transatlantic slave trade perpetrated by Europeans from the 16th century blessed Japan reportedly with its first black man who rose through the elite ranks to make history as the country’s first black Samurai. Yasuke, as he was called, is believed to have been born in Mozambique around 1555. He served as a slave under the ItalianContinue reading “How this enslaved African from Mozambique became Japan’s first black Samurai”
The forgotten radical black liberation fighters who are still in jail after 40 years
It was all radical and bloody in the 1970s when the black liberation fighters struggle was at its peak in the United States. The violence was spurred by the incessant racism and disregard of the rights of black people despite laws that protected the race after over 200 years in slavery. The liberation struggle gaveContinue reading “The forgotten radical black liberation fighters who are still in jail after 40 years”
The sad aftermath of the death of Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah
… No talking drum announced this tragedy to his own people in mournful tones. No gong-gong summoned any familiar face to his side. No dirges recounted a litany to his praise. No linguist was present to recite any of his numerous appellations in eloquent and ornate language. Ironically, “Osagyefo,” “Kwame Atoapem,” “Show Boy” lay coldContinue reading “The sad aftermath of the death of Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah”
Remembering three-time Grammy nominee Hugh Masekela and the life he lived
The “Father of South African Jazz” and Africa’s musical luminary Hugh Masekela has left a big hole in Africa’s heart after his passing on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, in Johannesburg at the age of 78. Hugh Masekela lost a long battle with prostate cancer which was discovered 2008 and spread to other parts of his body. DespiteContinue reading “Remembering three-time Grammy nominee Hugh Masekela and the life he lived”
Ismail Akwei 