When we recite the Apostle’s Creed we profess that we believe in “the universal church.” That is, God’s people across time and space. So in the words of our corporate gatherings we emphasis unity, from singing to praying. Yet at other points in our lives we work against that unity. We undermine God’s universal church with the very lips that bless it on Sundays (James 3:9, 11). ‘How do I do this?’ you might ask. The answer is simple: divisive speech. Now you might adamantly advise against division. But this doesn’t mean you aren’t engaging in it. Towards the end of…
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Issued on: 03/05/2022 – 13:46 Human Rights Watch says there is “compelling evidence” that Russian paramilitary troops are committing serious rights abuses and killing civilians in the Central African Republic. “Forces in the Central African Republic, whom witnesses identified as Russian, appear to have summarily executed, tortured, and beaten civilians since 2019,” the rights group said in a report published Tuesday.Hundreds of Russian paramilitary forces have been in the CAR since 2018, when the government called on Moscow to help its weakened military, which has been fighting a civil war against rebels since 2013.The paramilitary troops have been identified as…
This is Chapter 8 (“Class, Race, and Politics in Tanzania”) of Leo Zeilig’s book, A Revolutionary for our Time: The Walter Rodney Story, published by Haymarket Books. The chapter is republished here with kind permission of Haymarket Press. Throughout the writing of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Walter had taught, designed new courses with his colleagues on the Hill, and, once more, become a father, with the birth of Asha in 1971. It was his extraordinary focus that gave him the time to complete this enormous historical undertaking. Patricia describes how he would work on the manuscript of HEUA while Asha…
Categories: Blog With southern Africa now fully open for business with vaccinated travelers no longer needing PCR tests to travel, there’s no better time than right now to look into the variety of options for a multi‐country safari that combines the excitingly diverse best the sub‐continent has to offer! Here in southern Africa, you can indulge in some of the best safari destinations on the continent, with superlative lodges and camps located in legendary national parks and private reserves. With our experienced team of talented safari experts on hand to help you create an amazing safari itinerary, you simply can’t…
Nigeria fans invaded the pitch after a 1-1 draw against Ghana saw them fail to qualify for the 2022 World CupFifa has sanctioned six African football associations following March’s 2022 World Cup play-off matches but not ordered the replays requested by Algeria and Egypt.Instead Senegal, Nigeria and DR Congo have all been ordered to play one match behind closed doors as well as being fined.Algeria, Egypt and Morocco have all been handed financial fines by football’s world governing body.The list of decisions published by Fifaexternal-link does not include any instructions for any replays or overturning of results.Algeria had lodged a…
Tiffanie DeLune: There’s Gasoline In My Heart Foreign Agent, Lausanne, 7 May – 2 July 2022 Room for Desire, 2022 About: Opens 4pm, May 7, 2022 at Foreign Agent, 64 Avenue d’Ouchy, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland in the presence of the artist. Her first solo in Switzerland in collaboration with Ed Cross Fine Art, London.Creating from her own imagination, dreams and memories, Tiffanie Delune invites us into new territories crafted in her signature blend of warm colours, layered textures, abstract shapes and biomorphic sensual forms overlaid with talismanic pictorial signs. There’s Gasoline In My Heart…
He was born in the small village of Durame in southeastern Ethiopia and was adopted when he was six months old. He now lives in La Crosse, in the US midwestern state of Wisconsin, where he first discovered his love for crochet and started sharing his gift with the world. When Jonah was five-years old, his aunt introduced him to crochet by giving him and his siblings extra craft supplies. They included a ball of yarn and a crochet hook. Then, his family members encouraged Jonah to watch YouTube tutorials about crocheting, which led him to make his first dishcloth — in…
Issued on: 30/04/2022 – 16:21 The much-celebrated return of 26 treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey has culminated in a month-long celebration of heritage and art at the Museum of the Marina in Cotonou, Benin, attracting large crowds. Visitors enjoy the exhibition overall, but for some, it’s quite an emotional experience, says Theo, a tour guide at the museum.“For other museum-goers, it’s a part of our ancestors’ souls that has returned. They don’t take photos,” he tells Africa Calling podcast.“There are also some visitors who are totally angry when they realize these treasures have been stolen and kept for more…
Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. On our radar Israel-Gaza déjà vu Israel hit Gaza with two rounds of airstrikes this week, following rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave that is home to more than two million people. That’s likely the heaviest exchange of fire across the border since the last war in Gaza one year ago, which lasted 11 devastating days. It’s a holy time for Muslims, Jews, and Christians, but calls for calm so far do not appear to have cooled things down. Now, with fresh violence in Jerusalem, there’s…
Desmond Mpilo Tutu, (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa—died December 26, 2021, Cape Town), South African Anglican cleric who in 1984 received the Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Tutu was born of Xhosa and Tswana parents and was educated in South African mission schools at which his father taught. Though he wanted a medical career, Tutu was unable to afford training and instead became a schoolteacher in 1955. He resigned his post in 1957. He then attended St. Peter’s Theological College in Johannesburg and was ordained an Anglican priest in 1961. In 1962 he moved to London, where in 1966 he…