Groups like  uMkhonto we Sizwe and others struggling against colonialism and post-colonialism needed weapons for their struggles and, more importantly, training.  While a lot of this came from the Soviet bloc, many liberation movements were less-than-eager to jettison one colonial overlord in the west for one in the east.   It was into this gap …

  • May 21, 2021
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I think submission to authority and absolving oneself from blame by saying that one has to obey orders are widespread… I think all medical students should be taught about the research on submissiveness being a key etiological factor in the perpetuation of atrocities. They should be fully familiar with Milgram’s work and reflect on Hannah …

  • April 21, 2021
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Aminatta Forna tackles trauma, although not in the way that most western readers are used to dealing with trauma’s effects.   Her previous book, Happiness, brings a different explanation to how different cultures deal with trauma.  The problem, rather than the trauma itself, is societal expectations of trauma.  Those who expect a trauma-free life as …

  • April 19, 2021
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Whenever there is a vacancy in the Office of the President, the First Vice-President shall assume that office for the remainder of the term and shall appoint another to serve as First Vice-President for the remainder of the term. — Section 83, Subsection 4 of the Malawi Constitution When President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika …

  • April 12, 2021
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“In a home where the woman speaks, there is discord.” —Rwandan proverb Agathe Uwilingiyimana was not known for being quiet.  Born an ethnic Hutu in Rwanda in the village of Butare, her parents spent the first few years of her life working in the Congo.  By 1957 they returned, and Agathe buckled down to her …

  • March 26, 2021
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We came from Sena, we crossed Pusela, we rebuilt Sena.  In Sena they died like flies.  We came from Hundje, to Chilimani.  From Chilimanin to Wedza.  The tribes went to Zimbabwe.  They built the walls and lived on the hill.  Mwali sent the star.  From Zimbabwe to Mberengwe.  From Mberengwe to Dumghe.  We carried the …

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Comrades, today is the day when we should show our devotion to our viceroy by reacting and destroying the Ethiopians for three days.  For three days I give you carte blanche to destroy and kill and do what you wan to the Ethiopians.  —Federal Secretary Guido Cortese On 19 February, which is Yekatit 12 in the …

  • February 19, 2021
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On the front of Westminster Abbey in London are the statues of the 20th Century Martyrs.  Amongst them is a Ugandan Archbishop who refused to leave his post to save his life and fell victim to one of the most savage regimes of the 20th Century.  His death proved the turning point in the regime …

  • February 17, 2021
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