Never in my life did I think I would have anything in common with one said William Samoei arap Ruto, one of Kenya's prophets of doom and war who gave his life to the Lord Jesus last Sunday. Last week, Ruto advised Muslims to vote against the draft if they did not want to be visited by violence at the hands of Christians, and repeatedly informed us that a document called a constitution (not leaders like him) would divide Kenya on religious lines. Like Ruto, I also had a foreboding that violence would visit Kenya. read more »
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From the Editor Africa's World Cup
The beautiful game has begun with flourish. South Africa and the entire continent are filled with intoxicating ecstasy, jubilant that the World Cup has finally come to Africa for the first time in its eighty year old history. For some this is South Africa's and the marginalized continent's coming out party, a proclamation to the world that Africa is on the move. read more »
From the Editor The Poverty of Oxford's African Thought: A Review
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Having worked on two encyclopedia projects, the one-volume Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century African History, as Editor-in-Chief, and the six-volume The New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, as an Associate Editor, I am quite familiar with the challenges of encyclopedia writing. Careful choices have to be made in selecting topics and authors; coverage can never be comprehensive, gaps are unavoidable. read more »
Ai Tete Mole: Kansas University, Nigerian Lawmakers, & Second Slavery
A Yoruba proverb, “ai tete m’ole, ole m’oloko”, warns against tardiness in apprehending a thief. Delay could prove costly. A smart thief could turn around and accuse the owner of the property of theft and even claim reparation! read more »
As the Fire Rages By Mukoma Wa Ngugi
"Lisbon lies in ruins, while in Paris they dance," Voltaire wrote of the 1755 Portugal earthquake. The contradiction arrests and startles.
Barely a month into 2010, Haiti lies ruins. President Wade of Senegal offers displaced Haitians land. Can an earthquake succeed where Garvey's return to Africa movement failed?
