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  How did George Lamming manage to write ‘In the Castle of My Skin’ at the age of 23?

  Alexander Opicho

  George Lamming, a novelist known for his book In the Castle of My Skin, died on Saturday, June 4, at the age of 94. He died in Barbados, his country of birth. George Lamming was a black writer...

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  Troubles with Africa – A poem

  Alexander Opicho

  Not the deserts, or rivers, hills and mountains With snakes, scorpions, spiders and all manner Of poisonous creatures that crawl the valleys, Gorges and thickets of forest and thorny bushes Of Africa....

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  General Defao has died in the battlefield of rhumba music and art

  Alexander Opicho

  The Congolese-born Pan-Africanist rhumba musician General Defao has just died. He died in Douala, Cameroon. He died on the night of 27th December 2021. He died when preparing for the end-of-year music performance...

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  Let us remember Desmond Tutu for his philosophy that ‘world peace is possible with women in top political leadership’

  Alexander Opicho

  Desmond Tutu is dead. He will possibly be remembered for his different selfless efforts in support of human freedom and dignity. I will remember Archbishop Desmond Tutu for his unusual texture of...

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  It’s time for Africa to stop the culture of brutalizing women in politics with unfair and long jail terms

  Alexander Opicho

  African politics has done well when it comes to mainstreaming women into the social process of political socialization. It is so encouraging that the world can now see women in top positions of politics...

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  It is time for the African Union to help Sudan back to civilian government

  Alexander Opicho

  Is this century a season for gunshots in Africa? Why is African politics dressed in a cloak of bloody violence and ethnically fuelled wars? Must the gunshots in Tigray be the identity of Ethiopia? Is...

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