Shalom everyone! The ancient Israelite culture is alive and well in West Africa! This is where the tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel fled to, via Egypt, after the sacking of the Northern Kingdom by the Assyrians. Though the Assyrians took some Israelite captives back to Assyria, the majority of the Northern Kingdom fled south […]
Day: May 3, 2018
Unionism striving to be relevent in Africa
Bridge Academies show promising results in Kenya and Uganda, but unions see them only as a threat. Shannon May from Bridge International Academies with pupils in Monrovia, Liberia, May 25, 2016. PHOTO: ZOOM DOSSO/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES By ERIC A. HANUSHEK March 9, 2017 5:42 p.m. ET 102 COMMENTS No longer content to oppose educational innovation at home, […]
When it rains it pours
This Education International video says about itself: A message to Pearson 30 April 2018 Pearson has invested in fee-charging, for-profit schools in Africa operated by Bridge International Academies. The operations of Bridge are controversial, to say the least. Many Bridge schools use unqualified staff, unofficial curriculum in substandard facilities. Its fees can push families into […]
Is it too late to change
A well-intentioned Chinese Central Television (CCTV) comedy show went horribly wrong last month. CCTV brings out its best programming during the peak Chinese new year’s holidays, but one comedy sketch this year earned wide international media criticism for its portrayal by a Chinese actress in blackface portraying an African mother with stereotypical curves and mindset. […]
via Formation of race stereotypes is undermining Chinese effort in Africa — Take Five
Ideological clash for global control
The Balfour Declaration is under assault
ED-NOTE – The real Palestinian tragedy is that Palestinians have allowed ‘anti-zionist’ Jews and Jewish ‘human rights’ groups to lead their movement, dictate their goals and control their narrative. MEDIUM – There are two camps in the Palestinian movement. One puts the Palestinians first, the other put’s Jewish sensibilities first (…) Jews seem to be, […]
via MUST READ – Pro Palestinian Jews — Whose Side Are You Really On? — The Ugly Truth
Escaping Socialism for Market Economics
Africa is home to more than 1.2 B people, with 54 recognized states and thousands of ethnic groups. Endowed with promising potential and growth opportunities and in possession of nearly 30 Percent of the earths remaining resources yet its masses remain poor despite the large mineral deposits , enough to run the wheels of global […]