February 2012
Why our hype can harm: Congo edition →
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Simple stories make for very effective advocacy. The problem with simple narratives, arise, however, when they drive simple-headed policy.
Severine Autesserre takes aim at the Enough project and other activists in a thoughtful new paper:
The dominant narratives have oriented international programmes on the ground toward three main goals – regulating trade of minerals, providing care...
Saudi Billionaire to Invest $3.4 Billion in... →
Derba Group, an amalgam of three Ethiopian companies owned by Saudi billionaire Mohammed al- Amoudi, said it plans to invest 59 billion birr ($3.4 billion) in seven industrial projects over the next five years.
The company, formed last month, has already invested 12 billion birr of a planned 71 billion birr in agriculture and cement in the Horn of Africa country, Chief Executive Officer Haile...
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bittersweetjazz asked: I don't understand why they are harassing your answer regarding the garment thing, it's getting ridiculous. They can be ignorant all they want, but we have to be understanding , educate them and be the bigger man. For what? the sole purpose of helping them being less ingorant, get out of here ;) btw, I really love your blog. I discovered some very interesting African photographers among...
alpha-k asked: Random question: Do you enjoy arguing on the internet? lol. I do certainly enjoy seeing all of these on my Dash. perhaps turning anon off may reduce the numbers. Anyways, i like your posts, they certainly educate me about other parts of Africa that i would never even think about googling.
Anonymous asked: As an African, i have seen Africans from all corners of Africa wear large garments(mainly trad purposes) Why are you all vexing unnecessarily?.
kittyvontrubble asked: the people giving you shit about your fashion answers are rigoddamndiculous. you gave great and very patient answers, imo.
escreveelianaescreve asked: Let me, as a mozambican girl (google Mozambique if u don't know what I'm talking about), get the record straight: if u ask someone about some "european" garment it's very vague; it's the same with Africa: u have to b specific (again: AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY, it's in fact the 2nd most populous continent). What "large garments" r u referring 2? Even the...
Vintage Africa: East Africa Swahili Men 1913
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Anonymous asked: there's a series currently being run by the bbc called 'the lost kingdoms of africa' which might be of interest to you
ninjatengu asked: I'm not that previous anon, but I just want to throw in my two cents. You answered the garment anonymous asker in as professional a manner as you could; I applaud you for that. There was another person who commented & judged (I cant find it, I think you that other comment/question down?) rather harshly, and I hope the original garment anon didn't take it too harshly. I believe that...
Anonymous asked: Although I do see how the question about garments was quite the stereotype and a massive generalization, I have to agree with that person who said you should be educating people instead of judging them. Blame society, not the individual, for their ignorance - Especially considering they're trying to fix it and better themselves by coming to you with an honest question. Rather than ripping...
hurtlovebox asked: The question asked about the african garments wasnt rude or ignorant why do people have to be completely politically correct to ask you a simple question.You say your blog provides resources and information from various perspectives, about Africa, Africans and the experiences of Africans sooo? you want people to research their questions before they ask you they also said they didnt mean to...
Anonymous asked: thank you for setting me straight there, can i ask it again, The African people that i see, not all of them, not even the majority of them, some of them wear more loosley fitted garmets, i was wondering if this stemmed from fashion or climate. even though you anwsered it already i just wanted to reword my question, i shouldnt have lumped so many different people places and garments into...
“She could hear strains of a popular highlife band, which she had once heard...”
– - Ama Ata Aidoo (from her short story ‘Nutty’)
“Nobody spoke well of the Fanti as imperial subjects: and that included Fantis...”
– Quote from Ama Ata Aidoo’s short story, Male-ing Names in the Sun, as she explains the Fantis and their defiance towards their colonial masters.
“This is Africa, isn’t it? No one resigns here. Certainly not heads of...”
– - Ama Ata Aidoo (from her short story ‘She-Would-Be-King’)
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Anonymous asked: i am the original asker about African garments, thank you, but how do you say my question was filled with ignorance, i would ask the same thing to someone from alaska, "i know of course its cold there but do you guys where the extra fur thing for fashion or for climate, where did it stem from?not an ignorant question, and to the blog um'queer hairy vag' well ill let that...
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Watch‘King Peggy’ Bartels Goes From Secretary to Ghanaian Royalty
A naturalized U.S. citizen originally hailing from Ghana, Bartels was a secretary at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington D.C. She knew she was related to African royalty but three years ago when her uncle passed away and his fishing village Otuam chose her as King in his place, she was shocked.
Bartels accepted the lifetime appointment...
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Watch“The Hip Hop Bono”
50 Cent recently visited a refugee camp in #Somalia for a humanitarian mission with the World Food Program and as part of his mission to “feed a billion hungry children in the world”.
US news network ABC was there to shoot every step of his journey, going to great lengths to point out similarities between 50’s upbringing and the environment in...
Anonymous asked: like is it just African fashion and style that the clothing is more loosley worn, and women who wear coverigns on there head, is that fashion or is it worn becuase of climate
African History: February 28
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1900: General Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal – they have been under siege by the Boers since November 2, 1899
1922: Egypt is declared a sovereign state by Britain
1964: Three hundred missionaries are deported from the Sudan for alleged support for anti-government forces
1974: In a futile attempt to appease widespread...
Anonymous asked: i hope this isnt ignorant or rude, but i am honestly wondering, when African men and women wear scarves and fabric coverings, i always wonder if its just African clothing or if its worn becuase the climate is hot and its worn to protect from the sun
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The African Spring: Senegal by Dominic Nahr
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Photography by Dominic Nahr, a TIME Magazine contract photographer.
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