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Africa continues to be myopic and ready for the picking

Marmar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:13:15 +0000

So I keep reading stories about foreign governments like China, the Gulf States and South Korea that are planning on buying millions of acres of Africa’s arable land in order to provide food security for their citizens. From what I gather, most African governments are eager to sell 100 year leases in order to make a quick buck and then for 100 years condemn their countrymen and women to being near-slaves to foreigners in their own countries. How more stupid can our leaders get?

An Eyewitness to Atrocities in Kiwanja

Marmar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:07:17 +0000

“I saw one house with the bodies of 10 men on the floor. They had all been killed by spears - whoever killed them did not want to waste any bullets.”

A blogger from Sudan speaks out

Marmar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:04:48 +0000

Kizzie Shawkat is the pen name of the author responsible for the I Have No Tribe, I’m Sudanese blog. She is a Sudanese woman and student of communications and sociology in Cairo. Born in Sudan, Kizzie grew up in Libya, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and defines herself as an “African pro-choice creative Muslim pro-female-education poetic developing tri-linguist anti-racism mad-about-books theatre-lover female”. Kizzie explains why she blogs and how she hopes it will make the world a better place.