A Point of Entry into the World; Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa

By Octavia McBride Ahebee In 1994, I was a new, middle-aged American bride living in my husband’s home of Cote d’Ivoire. I had arrived in August and by November I was student at the University of Abidjan’s French language program for non-French speakers. At that time, Liberia’s civil war was in full rage and many Liberians…

Khadarlis’ continued support in Sierra Leone – supply for the clinic, library, school, …

In a previous post, Aisha Khadar Desince – Director of Khadarlis for Sierra Leone – reported to you how she returned to the now war-torn village of her childhood Jimi, in the Southern province of Sierra Leone after 15 years in the US. She described how it felt meeting again beloved ones that remained in the ruins after…

LIBERIA: Saving Mothers’ Lives

In Liberia, two decades of on-again off-again civil war destroyed basic infrastructure like roads, public transportation, and health facilities. Most people live far below the poverty line and while the country is slowly improving since peace came in 2003, it has a long way to go before women get adequate health care. Currently, Liberia has…

‘Wax & Gold’ – the new J!GG e-magazine

Welcome to the inaugural edition of our quarterly e-magazine ‘Wax & Gold’. This special issue focuses on the International Year for People of African Descent and coincides with the official launch of the Jethro Institute for Good Governance (J!GG). Following the successful launch of our website earlier this year, we invite you to join us…

Helsinki Ethnicity Action Declaration – HEAD

by SHALIN Finland  Recommendations  from  panelists and participants of the International Seminar on Ethnicity  and Conflict in Eastern Africa held at the Hotel Arthur, HELSINKI While taking into account that ethnicity is one of the identities embodied and expressed by  citizens  in the pursuit of political, economic, social and cultural freedoms And recognizing that it can…

Sierra Leone: Healing from the Curse of the Blood Diamonds

The following text was written by Aisha Khadar Desince – Director of Khadarlis for Sierra Leone   The Sierra Leone Civil War began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), supported by Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL),  invaded Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Momoh government, sparking…