Filmmaker shines lens on Jewish African tribes from Jerusalem Post Hebrew homework in Mbale east of Uganda’s capital Photo: REUTERS/Patrick Olum PRETORIA, South Africa – Filmmaker Laurence Gavron is on a journey to document lost Jewish tribes in Africa. “I am interested in Jewish peopl[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Black Africa’
March 1st, 2012 - 1:35 pm § in Misc.
New Line of PCs Undercuts EVERONE
Read more about the third A … Amazon, Apple, and Anus African entrepreneurs, taking a page form the early days of Dell Computers, low ball the market for laptops. Amazon and Apple are about to get a kick in their arses. I wonder if these computers will be manufacured in North Korea under Kim[...]
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:56 pm § in Misc.
Breaking News: Eritrea Becoming the Bad Guy of East Africa?
Al Shabaab: Kenya asks UN to probe Eritrea Diplomatic relations between Kenya and Eritrea have worsened after Kenya formally filed a case with the United Nations Security Council asking it to investigate Eritrea for supporting Al Shabaab. If the UN takes up Kenya’s case and finds evidence against [...]
October 7th, 2011 - 7:51 am § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Peace Prize to African Women
I think saying these are “women” is misleading. By what these poplke have done, however, they are pionering democracy in Africa, a place where woman’s equality is achieved by the success of these three. As for my inlcusing Yemen in Africa, I sugegst that the idea that Africa is n[...]
September 25th, 2011 - 8:40 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Univeristy Faculty Go On Strike Monday
Great news, the UW Huskies beat the Cal Bears! But, while that was happening, our education system keeps taking more cuts and It may scare some of you to read this report about educational strife leading to a real strike. No Going Back On Monday Strike UNIVERSITY teachers declared that there is no g[...]
May 12th, 2011 - 1:41 pm § in Misc.
Nigeria: President Johnson and the Rule of Law
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday criticised the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) for trying to justify the sporadic unrest that trailed presidential election in some states in the North. Ten corps members, who participated in the conduct of the April general elections were killed in th[...]
April 20th, 2011 - 5:01 am § in Politics
Nigerian Election Update
Goodluck won but now there are Muslim riots. I More here or follow this link on TA.[...]
April 17th, 2011 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
UPDATE: Nigerian Election
12 Goodluck wins! 7:51 Jonathan, Buhari In Early Lead It appears that Nigeria has voted along ethnic lines .. the south has voted for Jonathon, the north for Buhari. More here or follow this link on TA.[...]
Nigeria Votes, on Passover
Ed. The election in Nigeria may well be much bigger news than the soap opera in Libya. Nigeria is the largest state in Africa and, in may ways, the one with the most promise. With oil wealth, a sizable educated populace, an engrafted tradition of democracy, a truly multicultural society, and gre[...]
Economics From Kenya
Inflation dropped to 18.31 per cent from 18.93 per cent recorded in December after hitting a high of 19.72 per cent in November, a drop mainly attributed to transport and communication sectors, with food yet to make any significant dent on the key economic indicator.”Our forecasts indicate tha[...]