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Africa’s Religious Misunderstanding of Palestine and Israel
Click or not: Africa’s Religious Misunderstanding of Palestine and IsraelBy Takura Zhangazha* The much referred to Middle East has multiple and diverse meaning(s) for many Africans. The majority of these meanings are religious ones. Given our historical interaction with the slave trade, pre-colonial trade routes, colonialism and neo-colonialism, these ‘meanings’ of that geographical place that straddles what is referred to as the Arabian Peninsula… …
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Joe Biden's Departure and Africa
Click or not: Joe Biden's Departure and AfricaI hold no brief for the politics of the United States of America (USA). Though I always have a keen interest in what transpires there politically. This is mainly because of that country’s cultural hegemony not only in Africa but also across the rest of the world. It is an empire since the end of… …
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Kenya, Bolivia and The Global Souths’ “Age, Ideology and Catharsis”
Click or not: Kenya, Bolivia and The Global Souths’ “Age, Ideology and Catharsis”Kenya, Bolivia and The Global Souths’ “Age, Ideology and Catharsis” By Takura Zhangazha* Two recent internationally flagged events could not skip my mind in the last few days. The first, as an African, was the occurrence of this week’s demonstrations that regrettably turned violent in Kenya over a Finance Bill (2024) proposed by that country’s… …
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Emerging Vulnerabilities of SADC as an Historical Regional Political Bloc.
Click or not: Emerging Vulnerabilities of SADC as an Historical Regional Political Bloc.By Takura Zhangazha* There are new key political developments in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. On top of the list are the results of the South African general election that saw what was a regional political hegemon the African National Congress (ANC) lose its majority in Parliament. And by dint of the results… …