George Padmore: A Caribbean revolutionary for Africa’s decolonization
On 28 June 2011, a blue plaque was unveiled at Padmore’s former London address, 22 Cranleigh Street in the Borough of Camden (inner London), in…
The Rwandan “solution” to Britain’s illegal immigration problems
The problems associated with illegal migrants entering countries are numerous and different strategies have been discussed or implemented to tackle these challenges. For example, former…
Macron’s reelection in France: repercussions on Africa
When Emmanuel Macron was reelected on 24 April 2022 in France for a second term of five years, the African continent reacted in various ways….
Caribbean food security under threat
Food demand is expected to increase anywhere between 59 and 98 per cent by 2050 according to The Journal of International Association of Agricultural Economists….
Exploring the world of the Occult
Understood as mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices or phenomena, the word occult at once mesmerizes us and presents all that is weird, spooky and…
Banking systems in Africa
Banking and saving are arrangements and institutions which have always existed with human beings. As time changed, these practices and institutions also evolved, adapting to…
Jamaican music suffers a dearth of journalistic coverage
Jamaica has been producing recorded music for more than seven decades and over the period (especially since the mid-1960s) much of that music has made…
Raining bucket ah drop
Apart from the lush green beauty and turquoise shorelines, one thing the Caribbean countries have in common is their vulnerability to frequent and calamitous natural…
Refugee, race and racism
During the early hours of 24 February, Russian President Vladimer Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, sparking the most significant influx of refugees into…
Society and philosophy in Africa
The location of philosophy in African societies At present, in continental Africa and the Black Diaspora, many fundamental topics are being engaged: Pan-African events of…