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A response to Ali Mufuruki's recent speech on the idea of Africa Rising.
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I was one of many who were surprised (to put it mildly) by the Brexit. However, we need to move beyond the initial reaction of shock, disappointment, anger, frustration and even shame. We also have to...
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Academics need to take note of ordinary Tanzanians leveraging social media for change.
View ArticleOn becoming African
Never knew what it meant to be African, until I left Africa, when I became African In Africa, Nigeria was Chinua Achebe, Nollywood and Evangelical Pastors But on becoming African, Nigeria became...
View ArticleQueen of Katwe and the Danger of the Single Story
On a recent bumpy flight from Entebbe to New York City, I finally had the privilege of watching Mira Nair‘s Queen of Katwe. The film centers around Phiona Mutesi, a champion chess player from Kampala’s...
View ArticleLet us all be Bayesian
On October 16th, 2017, the Washington, D.C.-based opinion polling research organization, Pew Research Center, released its latest research report that comes from a global poll on citizens’ views on...
View Article5 Questions With Ejaz Bhalloo
We got to know Ejaz Bhalloo, an outspoken student who lectures on Religion, Politics and Humanity.
View ArticleAn analysis of the Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner
A review of a recent Pepsi ad that received public backlash.
View ArticleWhy SADC is in Dar-es-Salaam this week
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is in Dar-es-Salaam from 5th to 18th August 2019 for the 4th Industrialisation Week and the 39th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government.
View ArticleThe Great Hack (Netflix film)
From the Netflix channel on YouTube: They took your data. Then they took control. The Great Hack uncovers the dark...
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