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Category Archives: Poverty

Preserving a ‘Poor Man’s Sport’

May 5, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

  Recently, I became quite interested in a sport called dambe. It’s a martial art derived from the Hausa people of West Africa. It’s akin to boxing, or kickboxing, actually, […]

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Culture, Poverty, Society, Sports

Portraits: Former slaves in America

March 15, 2015by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

January 31st marked the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery. To commemorate the occasion, new photos have been released showing some of the men and women […]

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African-American, History, Photography, Poverty, Race, Society

Niger Delta’s retired militants warn of new violence

January 30, 2015by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

    Five years after ceasefire, Niger Delta’s retired militants warn of new violence Young combatants who handed their guns over to the government in 2009 say oil-soaked corruption and […]

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Activism, Development, Poverty, Violence

Fighting Slavery in Mauritania

January 30, 2015by Chika Oduah 2 Comments

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The Walk Free Foundation, an Australian-based anti-slavery activist group recently released its 2014 Global Slavery Index, detailing the status of 167 countries with regard to each country’s […]

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Activism, Human Rights, Poverty, Race, Travel

Nigeria Beyond the Headlines

January 8, 2014by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

Nigeria Beyond the Headlines: Population, Health, Natural Resources, and Governance “Nigeria is a country of marginalized people. Every group you talk to, from the Ijaws to the Hausas, will tell you they are […]

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Development, Gender, Health, Politics, Poverty

The Gaze On Black Bodies

October 5, 2013by Chika Oduah 2 Comments

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 […]

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African-American, Art, Diaspora, Gender, History, Politics, Poverty, Race, Sexuality, Society

Study finds growth not helping Africa’s poor

October 2, 2013by Chika Oduah 1 Comment

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 […]

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Development, Poverty

Multinational Corporations: The New Colonisers in Africa

September 15, 2013by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

Before the end of the first colonialism African nations were properties of their colonial masters who did what they could to rape the continent of whatever resource they deem good […]

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Poverty, Society

PRESS 1 IF YOU DID NOT EAT YESTERDAY

June 21, 2013by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

How can aid groups track data on food security in huge country with hardly any functioning infrastructure like the Democratic Republic of Congo? The World Food Program has launched a pilot project […]

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Activism, Poverty

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I am a journalist, capturing the stories and experiences of Africans. Journalism, anthropology, Africa, these passions keep me alive. Afrocentric Confessions is a space for me to share some of what I find interesting: musings on spirituality, politics, culture, art, activism, social trends and history. And, some of my observations and rantings on where I’ve been and where I am and where I’m going. I like receiving email. chika.oduah@gmail.com

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