Story is here. My first reaction: That can’t be possible! Who gave Kenya the right to import more used cars than Nigeria (well, actually Benin)? On second thought: Oh yea… Japan and Kenya drive on the left.
The theme of the Canadian Association of African Studies conference that will hold between May 4 and May 7 reads: Striving for community is at the heart of ubuntu, the African philosophy that stresses mutual obligations and responsibility. From far-flung kinship networks, artisan guilds and women’s informal associations to regional or pan-African political movements, Africans… Read More »
last night we were driving to a restaurant when my friend who was driving realised, almost too late, that he was supposed to turn left not right. he had to hurry over to the lane that led left. he smiled and said that since he had a numbe rplate from a small city and not… Read More »
I saw an advert by the British Army: In the Army you start with 16k. Notice the word start? And I thought to myself, Someone finally got rid of the idea of appealing to nationalistic ideals?
The UK – Tiny cities that somehow promise you that they would get bigger for you once you get used to them, or once you grow to love them. The US – Large cities that promise that the huge impersonal cities will narrow down to become smaller and more personal for you. In other words,… Read More »
I should first of all say Happy New Year. I wish you all a great 2009. This year, I have to get into my dissertation, so much into it that I would only have a few loose ends to tie by the end of the year. I know, it is going to be hard, but… Read More »
Oz recently tagged me on Why I Blog About Africa. Because I am African I blog about Africa because I am African, because I have lived in Africa most of my life, because most of my family live in Africa, and because there is no other place that has contributed to my formation as much… Read More »
See this presentation on CNN. When we think of the Niger-Delta region and the movements we should remember that the region is one of the most environmentally degraded areas in the world, that this degradation happened in the recent past, and that it is still ongoing. We should not lose sight of that when we… Read More »