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3. Ama Ata Aidoo - The Ghanaian novelist was once asked in an interview how she deals with people saying that she learnt to be a feminist abroad-out of Africa and how she learnt to give voice to the silenced African woman.

Aidoo replied, “…if the women in my stories are articulate, it is because that is the only type of women I grew up among. And I learnt those first feminist lessons in Africa from African women.”

Discussing the misconception that most female African writers that write about women’s issues are not feminist, Aidoo rejects those suggestions in her case, saying: “how much more loudly should I declare my feminism?”

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Kabissa (our name means “absolutely” in kiswahili) is a network connecting people and organizations working in Africa for peer learning and information sharing. Not yet a member? Click here to join us! – it’s free!

We are living in the fastest, most innovative and most advanced period of technologival advancement in human history .This era also presents a more equal level playing field in all aspects of life that were previously the realm of a the few advantaged.How is this going help, change or impede us as a people. How do we take advantage of these technologies and still be able to preserve our culture and all that makes us unique.This conference is about exploring opportunities that technology presents to enhance culture and at the same time stimulate social and economic development.

If all goes well, Norman will be attending to share his Bunabumali experience with other fellow Bamasaaba in Diaspora.

Een Nijmegenaar met een subsidiebaan is woensdagavond rond tien uur naakt in het midden van de Nijmeegse raadzaal gesprongen uit protest tegen het schrappen van gesubsidieerde banen in deze stad. De man keerde zich met name tegen de PvdA en GroenLinks die volgens hem de kiezer om de tuin hebben geleid.

Revolutions in the North African states of Tunisia and Egypt aimed at toppling dictatorships in those countries were characterised by a largely unified non-sectarian force for change. However, there seems to be a rather worrying “racial” dimension to comments from some Libyan protesters, some folks on twitter and other social media about Gaddafi’s supposed use of “African Mercenaries” to kill Libyan protesters.

Gemeentelijk nederland, laat burgers participeren vanuit oplossingen! En als het je moeite kost, geeft niks. Er is altijd iemand die graag met je aan de gang gaat met ’ anders denken’.

We spreken met Arthur van Opzeeland, oud-politieman. Hij heeft samen met een aantal oud-agenten en –rechercheurs becijferd dat de gemeenten samen nog geen 10 procent van de 1,3 miljard euro aan jaarlijkse bijstandsfraude weten terug te vorderen. Hij denkt een methode te hebben ontwikkeld om dat percentage op te krikken tot wel 40 procent.