ICC Treats Us As ‘Niggers’: African Anger
ICC or the International Criminal Court has a long history of ‘double-standards’ particularly when it deals with ‘Africa’ – according to many ‘African Presidents’ at least. The mince no words […]
Author Archives: Chika Oduah
African Traditional Religions, The Elephant In The Room
Many Africans in one way or another have paid a visit to a traditional priest at some point in their lives in search of divine intervention. Do you remember the […]
Africa And The ‘West’: An Abusive Relationship We Don’t Want to Leave
Today I found myself reading this article about the first female Masai warrior. You will expect to see a strong Masai woman standing on the cover photo right? well sike!!! sorry. Just […]
First Woman Maasai Warrior?
Dear white “saviours”, please get over yourselves. A young white, middle-class woman from California learned on a trip to Kenya that Maasai women were not allowed to become warriors. Apparently, […]
Nigeria Urged To Reduce Child Marriages
Activists believe women’s education and stronger laws will improve life in Africa’s most populous nation. Child marriage – defined as a marital union with a person under the age of […]
The Gaze On Black Bodies
For her exhibition “Archival Impulse & Poverty Pornography”, Ayana V Jackson turns to the archives to touch on the representation of black bodies. The flyers pasted around the cobbled streets […]
Study finds growth not helping Africa’s poor
Survey says African countries have failed to reduce poverty despite economic growth experienced over the past decade. Improved economic growth over the past decade in Africa has failed to reduce […]
Giving Money To Child Beggars: Don’t Do It
Keep the Change. Giving money to child beggars is the least generous thing a tourist can do. I still remember him vividly. He was a little boy, maybe 10 or […]
Tanzania’s Booty Dance
I don’t like to call it that, “a booty” dance, but it got your attention. I’m presently in Tanzania as part of a reporting fellowship and I was talking to […]
Heaven On Earth? Maidens Made In Tanga Tanzania
Tanzanian freelance journalist, Erick Kabendera, writes about the traditions and customs in Tanzania’s Tanga region related to women and sexuality. Tanga women pass down ideas to girls on how a […]
Afrocentric Confessions 