Africa Matters

Student’s life at the University: Money, education or both; the great desideratum and dilemma

By Emmanuel Kirimi, Nairobi Money. Academics. Students will readily testify that these two entities complement each other. Some may even swear that the latter is less valuable in life.  The authenticity of that statement is highly debatable especially since our society is a blend of different cultures and beliefs. As a student, one is exposed to many phenomena about…

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Official Inauguration of the African Migration Observatory

The African Migration Observatory is a new AU mechanism, which will help to develop, through reliable and accurate data on migration, clear, effective and realistic migration policies and programmes ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 17, 2020/ — The shortcomings and scarcity of data on migration have limited the capacity of the African Union (AU) Member States to conceive coherent migration…

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REMEMBERING SHAABAN ROBERT – WRITER, HUMANIST, PHILOSOPHER

REMEMBERING SHAABAN ROBERT – WRITER, HUMANIST, PHILOSOPHER       The name of Shaaban Robert (1909-1962) is appended with many epithets – a famous, prominent, the greatest, original, thinker, intellectual, classic, expert, founder, enlightener, father of Swahili language … And that is true of a great artist who dedicated his personal and unique talent as well as his multifaceted creative works…

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