In 1960 Senegalese scholar, Pan Africanist and Nuclear Physicist, Dr Cheikh Anta Diop outlined his ideas on establishing a federal system for all African countries similar to a common market and the industrialisation of Africa. One does not hear in the current crop of leaders the urgency with which Diop and earlier Pan Africanists like Robert Sobukwe and Kwame Nkrumah spoke about the...
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The 2019 Kusi Ideas Festival was held at the Intare Conference arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The Festival, organised by Nation Media Group (NMG), brought together various stakeholders and leaders...
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At last, Britain has ended almost half a century of European Union membership, making a historic exit after years of bitter arguments to chart its own uncertain path in the world. Brexit has...
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Former President of neocolonial South Africa Mr. Thabo Mbeki claims apartheid President FW De Klerk didn’t know that there was a UN convention declaring apartheid crime against humanity. Thi...
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Valentine’s Day, like all modern holidays, has become a widely commercialized holiday, with the average amount spent on gifts increasing by $60 over the past decade. Monetized love has al...
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I will first describe the main changes that are taking place in the global economy, focusing on their consequences for employment and work opportunities. I will then discuss the role of educ...
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How many of you believe in luck? Anyone? Perhaps no one or very few. I personally believe there is luck, only that it happens to those who are prepared. A Roman philosopher reminds us that ‘...
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Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, one of Russia's largest internationally oriented, educational and research institutions, has marked the 60th year of its establishment with...
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In 1989 the American Academic, Francis Fukuyama, proclaimed that the “end of history” had arrived: “What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particu...
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