June 2013

East African Integration: Githeri And Matooke
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I consider myself a true East African, I have lived in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, and all the nations are special to me. I grew up eating Githeri, matoke and groundnut sauce, pilao and chapatti and sombe with fish,...
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Fred Zink, The Unsung Hero Of Ugandan Music
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As human beings, we have a tendency to be stubborn and naive towards those among us that rise up and make a contribution to our community. We ignore them, when they stumble, we bask in their little botches. We enjoy...
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Intra-trade in Africa
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Intra-trade in Africa Right now, Africa is the poorest continent in the world. Roughly 2-3% of global trade goes through Africa. The world GDP in 2011 was 69.6 trillion dollars, and yet that of the entire continent of Africa was...
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Exclusive Interview With East Africa’s HipHop Sensation “VoodooSeller”
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How many African Hip Hop artists do you know? Could you name five? Of those five, who is your favourite? While hiphop in America has slowly lost its cutting edge, or if your Nas "dead"! In Africa its the opposite....
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The gift; By Ntagara Nat
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The sun rises brightly, gracefully and obediently shines on the hills of a nation appropriately dubbed the “ land of a thousand hills”; which is officially known as Rwanda. A nation once marked by genocide is tenaciously overcoming its past. I sit on...
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I Remember, Poem by Natacha Ntagara
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I remember  I remember a time  when love didn't cost a dime  it's currency was heart, mind and soul nowadays the above are more relative fundamental principles for a crime  Today I have to facebook you,  follow you on twitter,...
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Diane Nukuri; From A Small Village In Burundi To The Olympics
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Carrying my country's flag at the London Olympics has been the highlight of my running career so far. I loved dressing up in our traditional clothes. I got to hang out with people from all over the world, not just...
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The Responsibility of Knowledge!
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With knowledge comes responsibility, for how then can you explain the very popular saying “Ignorance is bliss”. I have since come to realise the full extent of this saying and in a twisted sort of way looked at my days...
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It’s happened before… (Love Poem By Grace Mahogany)
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I said I didn’t mind it I knew, I knew it Girls like I, look for it, And end up being hurt Girls like I, we do not Get there, we don’t Evolve into trophy wives Or steady girlfriends No,...
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Meet Jessi M’Bengue- African Supermodel and artist
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Born in south of France, from an Ivorian-Senegalese father and an Algerian mother, Jessi M’bengue is a successful super model who has risen through the ranks and into the sacred circle of in-demand international super models. She is the African...
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