Based on a true story
Beasts of no nation
A tale of civil war in West Africa begins by painting a picture of an average family unit somewhere in West Africa. There are the expected references to rebel forces, the government army and peacekeepers aptly named ECOMOD — an obvious riff on ECOMOG. The film is shot in Ghana and the languages spoken are…
All is Well
By Mafoya Dossoumon
Fufu with palm nut soup and grasscutter, jollof rice with fried plantain and chicken, nothing stops hunger. It lurks, never far away. When he was sixteen years old, Kwame nearly succumbed to hunger. It was a mighty battle. Father had not been paid for many months…
Nelson Mandela: In Memoriam
Excerpt from African Expectations: Musings From Where I Stand
AFRICA NEEDS RAINBOW LEADERS
Many African leaders have perfected the art of leadership by distraction. Unable to provide solutions to the challenges facing their countries, they take…
Samuel Jackson
I just saw Django Unchained and Quentin Tarantino did not disappoint.
There was generous use of gratuitous violence, gore, and the n-word. If you can’t stand gratuitous violence, gore, and…
Help East Africa!
There is a whole lot going on in the world right now. In London, people are rioting or carrying out an insurrection depending on who tells the story. In Lybia, rebels aided by the West are trying to wrestle power from infamous Muammar Gaddafi. In the United States, political brinkmanship has resulted in…