Article featured in Aljazeera: From energy wars to water wars, the 21st century will be determined by a fierce battle for the world’s remaining natural resources. The chessboard is global. The stakes are tremendous. Most battles will be invisible. All will be crucial. In resource-rich Africa, a complex subplot of the New Great Game in Eurasia [...]
Archive for April, 2011
“The African Star Wars” by Pepe Escobar
Posted in Africa, AFRICOM, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, China, Exploitation, Geopolitics, Neo-Colonialism on April 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A Haitian History Lesson, Or, Why I LOVE Randall Robinson!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I am reading Randall Robinson’s “Quitting America.” I’ve quit America, too, I just haven’t left this jive plantation yet. Its comin’!! Robinson is my new/old hero. I needed to share this brilliant, powerful black man with ya’ll. Its old history – if you’ve heard it at all – but its relevant. I love Toussaint! I [...]
“Africa’s Hidden Presidents?” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, Afrospear bloggers, AfroSphere, Corruption, Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, Leadership, Nkwazi Mhango, Simone Gbagbo on April 25, 2011 | 10 Comments »
What transpired in Ivory Coast recently, luckily, unearthed a great rot in our education system and upper echelons of power in Africa. Laurent Gbagbo, the professor of History, made a bad history for not understanding history. He mindlessly clung unto power so as to cause many deaths and many casualties. Gbagbo’s saga is a test to our [...]
easter riddymz
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Christianity, Easter, Jesus Christ on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Baldwin’s Prophecy
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cote d’Ivoire discussed – Africa – Al Jazeera English
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cote d’Ivoire discussed – Africa – Al Jazeera English.
Sing It!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I need some inspiration, a shot of adrenaline. Ladies and gentleman: Dame Shirley BASSEY!
“What the World Needs Now…”
Posted in Uncategorized on April 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I was eleven years old. The riots were still fresh. The “Poor People’s March” had failed to ignite the revolutionary redistribution of wealth. “Soul Brother” graffiti was still plastered on burnt out buildings in DC. The faint smell of tear gas could be conjured by its mere mention. On the radio, I heard the song [...]


