Comment & analysis

The millions on the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez were furious at Mubarak for upholding his own interests and those of Western powers and foreign companies at the expense of the Egyptian people.

In a world plunged ever deeper into an uncivilised global capitalist condition, the World Social Forum (WSF) is a crucial beacon of hope.

The following is a self-written history by our movement. After a lot of deliberation with out members, we came up with this document as a way of explaining how we have come to say Kwanele! Please use this document in order to better understand our struggle...

SOME HISTORY

Kato was a teacher who eventually quit his job to focus all his attention on Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a non-governmental organisation based in Uganda’s capital Kampala that advocates for the protection of Uganda’s gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people.

We are now in February and for Africans in North America it is a significant month. It is usually observed as Black History Month.

Port Louis, Mauritius. Never forget Marie Lourde Collette and Marie Ange Milazar. These may not be household names for most, but they are engraved in my memory. They were considered less than animals by their torturers: brutally raped and sodomised, their stomachs slit before they were murdered.

The passage of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Act in May 2007 sent very positive signals about Nigeria’s desire to sustain its leadership in the global initiative to the world.

In the political crisis that Côte d'Ivoire goes through, the lucidity of the Ivorian people and African residents has been exemplary. We must support them by texts that focus on the conditions enabling it to continue.

As we roll out 2011 and we ready ourselves again for new struggles, battles left unfinished in past and opportunities ahead, I am afraid that this is the same pattern as of last year and the many years past.

In spite of the fact that many African communities suffer disappointment in the political field, the continent still boasts many inspiring political events and personalities that bring much hope.