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Soyinka gives Mau Mau thumbs up

Story by Evan Mwangi Publication Date: 6/18/2006 Title: You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir Author: Wole Soyinka Publisher: Random House Year: 2006 Prof. Wole Soyinka A new memoir by the...

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African VPs are no longer the stepping mats of presidents

By Dan Okoth The recent acquittal of former South African President Jacob Zuma shows an emerging pattern of vice-presidents engulfed in the mire of political backstabbing and raw...

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Why Obasanjo failed in bid to extend his rule

Olusegun Obasanjo - President of NigeriaPublication Date: 06/02/2006 - Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjos backers had placed much hope on the international communitys support for his third term...

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Rwanda Survivors Say Hollywood Has Got It Wrong

By Arthur Asiimwe Reuters, April 17, 2006 Rwanda Genocide Victims.Picture - People pay their respects in front of dozens of coffins containing the remains of more than 600 victims of the 1994...

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Africa, The Curse of History, and ...

....... Europe's New "Benevolence" There is now an appealing new school of thought spreading in Western Europe which, on the surface, would make any well-meaning African jump with joy to embrace...

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Gordon Parks - Black Greatness!

Groundbreaking photographer-director Gordon Parks dies By Dennis Mclellan The Los Angeles Times March 8, 2006 Gordon Parks March 7, 1960.Gordon Parks, who became the first black staff...

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Africa music star Farka Toure dies

Ali Farka Toure A.K.A The "Bluesman of Africa"One of Africa's best known musicians, Ali Farka Toure, has died after a long illness in his home country of Mali, the culture ministry has announced....

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The Kasipul Kabondo By-Election

THE KASIPUL KABONDO BY ELECTION- WHO SHOULD WIN AND WHO SHOULD LOSE Once again, LDP is facing a litmus test in its stronghold that is Kasipul Kabondo. It faced a similar test in Kisauni and Kisumu...

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The Forgotten But Juicier Side Of Jaramogi Odinga

Jaramogi pictured (right) in his later years.Any occasion to attend and listen to tales about the life and times of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga is always a cherished moment, more so if speakers...

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National Issues For Kenyans To Remember

NATIONAL ISSUES THAT KENYANS MUST NOT FORGET DESPITE THE IMPACT OF THE BOSIRE, GITHONGO AND NDUNG'U REPORTS Our people and their animals are still dying by their thousands due to famine and...

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Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The AfterMath of Ma. Clinton’s Loss — ‘Angry White Females’
Hillary was not beaten by Obama with the help of the press -- She just lost, plain and simple -- to a better prepared candidate. Her arrogance, disorganization, lack of foresight and sense of entitlement did her in. FOX News and right-wing radio pundits w

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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500

9 / 11 - 6 years later, America's 3 lethal errors
In declaring War against the Islamic Terrorism, America made four basic mistakes that in the past turned empires down. America faces a significantly diminished role as a sole superpower, and if this happens, it will be to the profit of – not the Islamic

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Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500

'Mission Accomplished:' Four Years Later
As of May 1 2003, the date Mr. Bush spoke with the 'Mission Accomplished' banner as his backdrop, nothing worthwhile had been accomplished in Iraq. Today, four years later, there is still no worthwhile accomplishment to which Mr. Bush can point. But while

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Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500

What The Google's Algorithm Is Looking For When Determining Site Rankings
Report is divided into 3 sections: 1. Top 10 Positive Factors 2. Most Controversial Factors; and 3. Top 5 Negative Factors. Read it, in it's entirety, if you are serious about SEO!

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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

How To Maintain Your Site On Google's A-List
Unless you've just recently returned from a protracted space furlough cruising around the solar system, you are probably aware that the current Undisputed Heavy Weight Champ of Search is none other than Google a/k/a The Big Dawg of Search!

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Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600

Dog meat dinners prove popular in Nigeria: Sex lives improved, Juju and Malaria thwarted!
"Eating dog meat gives you a special protection against the most potent juju (charm)." "Dog meat also improves your sex life. And if you eat dog meat, you cannot be poisoned." -- Bassey Umoh, open-air restaurant owner, reeling off the benefits of dog meat

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Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600

Vietnam and Iraq: Lies Then and Now
It may be over-simplistic to say that American intervention in Iraq is the same is it was in Vietnam. Yet the clear parallels, mainly in the evident pathway to American disaster, cannot be avoided. Until Congress demonstrates the will to take the lead tha