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March 2nd, 2006

Rants from Nigerian Bloggers

Africa is continent and not a country. Right? Not everyone knows that, even those that should know often failed to use the “right lingo” when making references to Africa. Nneka rants on her blog Confessions of the Mind: “I am really tired of having my continent generalized and also ... 1 comment · read »

February 16th, 2006

From the Nigerian and Liberian Blogosphere

Imnakoya · 03:43 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti, one of Nigeria's foremost political and social activist died this week at age 65. Beko was a younger brother to the late afrobeat musician Fela Kuti and was at the fore-front of the civil putsch against the military juntas of Generals Babaginda and Abacha. Black Looks, ... 2 comments · read »

February 2nd, 2006

Blogs from West Africa

Imnakoya · 08:57 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria Molara Wood recounts Ngugi wa Thiong'o’s ordeal in Kenya on returning home after spending 22 years in exile. Ngugi and his wife were brutually assaulted by some Kenyans. “Two weeks into their visit, the couple were attacked by four men in their high-security apartment complex. Ngugi was beaten and ... 3 comments · read »

January 19th, 2006

This Week on Nigerian Blogs

Imnakoya · 09:54 · Sub-Saharan Africa

I’m sure that whoever came up with the phrase: “It is a men’s world” must have turned in his/her grave going by Olaniyi David Ajao's post entitled: “Female Heads of States”. ”Women rights activists must be grinning from ear-to-ear right now." He states. "In the past few weeks, a ... 2 comments · read »