Regional military force in DR Congo raises ‘balkanisation’ fears

A regional military force deployed to stabilise conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is raising suspicions about the role neighbouring countries are playing. Dozens of armed groups plague eastern DRC, a legacy of regional wars that raged in the 1990s and 2000s. One group, the M23, has wreaked havoc since re-emerging from from dormancy in […]

The humanitarian crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo is escalating.

The armed conflict in North Kivu province between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congolese army (FARDC) has intensified, with devastating consequences for civilians. The fighting, which had previously been confined to Rutshuru territory, has spread to Masisi territory, causing hundreds of thousands of people to flee for the provincial capital of Goma. “The […]

Malawi president declares state of disaster in Malawi

Malawi has declared a state of disaster from Cyclone Freddy, which has killed at least 219 people in Malawi and Mozambique since Saturday night, and displaced 11,000. The disaster declaration is a part of an appeal for national and international assistance for the victims of the cyclone. So far, several organizations have started responding to […]

How modern African drama synthesizes oral traditions with western European forms. In reference to the Wole Soyinka’s Lion and the Jewel and the play Muntu by Joe de Graft.

Introduction A number of Afro-centric scholars assert that there is the existence of drama in Africa before the intrusion of the colonialists. African drama is distinct from other forms of dram in the world because of its inseparable link with its cultural and traditional elements. Some says that African drama developed by European influence. Viewers […]

The relevance of the use of dialogue as an important category of analysis in the novel River and the source by Margarete Ogola

Dialogue as stylistic device refers to spoken lines by characters in a story that serve many functions such as adding context to narrative, establishing voice and tone. Writers utilize dialogue as a means to demonstrate communication between two characters. Most dialogue is spoken aloud in a narrative, though there are exceptions in terms of inner […]

Analysis of the poem ‘Betrothed’ by Obyero Odhiambo in Anthology of East African poetry by A.D Amateshe.

 Linguistic devices Dialogue It denotes a conversation between two or more interlocutors in a discourse. The poet in Betrothed employs this linguistic aspect to reveal a conversation between the two sides of the marriage agreement. “Three thousand shillings is not enough,” “Fathers, this is what we walked with!” “ …..as a token of our love.” […]

My teaching career

I have been teaching kids from 2016 in one of the private school in my village. The school owner doesn’t get much of profit from the school, he does it because he loves education as he has been an educationist for the last 38 years. He established the school out of passion in teaching and […]

Ol Pejeta Conservancy in pictures

Ol Pejeta conservancy is a 360km square which is non-profit wildlife conservancy in Central Kenya’s Laikipia County. It is situated on the equator west of Nanyuki town. It was used as a ranching area during the colonization although wildlife and pastoralists were roaming in the areas even before colonization and early stages of colonisation. Like […]

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