http://www.africafiles.org/ AfricaFiles is a network of volunteers committed to promoting African perspectives and alternative analyses for human rights and economic justice in Africa. en-ca Copyright 2010 AfricaFiles. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:21 EST 20 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24298 Test History Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24298 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24289 This August 3, Niger will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its independence, but without celebrations. “Because of the food crisis which is affecting half the population, we have to ban any excess and combine our efforts to find an honorable way out of this situation,” says Prime Minister Mahamadou Danda. JMPA/CJW ed. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24289 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24280 "Let us focus on African women’s agency, not just their oppression." Jenn Jagire. This Ugandan writer urges African feminists to ’deEuropeanise’ African feminism and avoid perpetuating neo-colonial mentalities that portray Africa’s women as victims rather than drivers of their own destiny. African women’s causes must be based on local experiences rather than foreign experiences that overlook the successes of local African women. One reader's response has also been included at the end of the article. ME/CJW ed. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24280 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24159 Antoine Bangui-Rombaye a été membre du gouvernement tchadien à plusieurs reprises entre 1962 et 1972, année où il tomba en disgrâce et fut emprisonné. Il a raconté ses 3 ans de prison dans un ouvrage autobiographique, Prisonnier de Tombalbaye. Auteur d’un essai, Tchad élections sous contrôle 1996-1997, il a aussi écrit des oeuvres plus intimes. DN Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24159 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24137 This AfricaFocus Bulletin includes, with permission, the abstract and a short excerpt from the article, as well as an article by Weissman published on AllAfrica.com on August 1, and a related op-ed by William Minter, published in the Providence Journal on August 1. It also includes, for reference, a short excerpt from Chapter 5 of William Minter’s book King Solomon’s Mines Revisited, published in 1986, with a background analysis of "Ruling Out Lumumba" in the context of U.S. Africa policy in the 1960s.DN Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24137 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24096 In respnse to an invitation from the South African Association of Canadian Studies the author gave this public lecture. It explores the collaboration between Canada and South Africa that supported apartheid and links estalished between Canadians and South Africans to resist the apartheid system. DN Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24096 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24027 The Historikerstreit or conflict between historians over Sam Nujoma’s past flared when a 2005, heavily State-funded, USA written and directed film, Namibia: The Liberation Struggle, glorifying the former President was screened for Namibians before elections last November. DN Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24027 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=23999 "Douze ans après la CNS, les Tchadiens devraient se retrouver pour dialoguer, faire le bilan de quarante cinq années d’échecs et se pardonner afin de repartir du bon pied. Ensuite ils devraient être en mesure de fixer de nouvelles règles du jeu pour que ils se donnent des dirigeants qui acceptent de se sacrifier pour leur pays. C’est à ce prix que le Tchad sera sauvé. Et il ne sera sauvé que si Idriss Déby l’aime vraiment, et si les partenaires extérieurs les y accompagnent." Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=23999 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=23785 The fourth part of the eight and a half hour historical documentary, Have you heard from Johannesburg?, is entitled Fair Play. It shows how sports boycotts around the world contributed to the collapse of apartheid. It is a powerful account of racism in athletics over the past four decades. DN Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=23785 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=23666 On the eve of Africa day, Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa, remembers the thorny road to liberation and emphasises the importance of dialogue. South Africa managed to win through talking what it had failed to win through the barrel of the gun. The same antidote might work for Palestine. M.Makoni. Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=23666