An Overview of the Covert Airlifts of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
In 1984, 1985 and again in 1991 Israel covertly arranged for hundreds of Ethiopian Jews to be brought to Israel.
Israel, in 1984, 1985...
Rwanda and The Question of Violence
On April 6, 1994, at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time, a plane carrying the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi was shot down, killing both...
Beatrice Kimpa Vita
Beatrice Kimpa Vita, often called Dona Beatrice, was burned at the stake as a heretic in 1706 for attempting to create a uniquely African...
Apocalypse and Resistance
In the West in the 20th Century, many people may consider religious leaders to be nuts, but they are rarely committed to mental institutions,...
Christianity vs. Islam in Africa: A 19th Century Debate
Christianity had failed, announced Reverend Isaac Taylor, Canon of York, to a British audience in 1897. It had failed to civilize the savage, barbarous...
Sundiata: A Slightly Irreverent Version of Mali’s Last Conqueror
The truth is that Sundiata was never a twinkle in his father's eye. No, King Maghan Kon Fatta only married Sundiata's mother because a...
Land Seizure, Land Reform and Land Grab in Africa
Land has been at the center of human existence, civilization and development for millennia. It was because of this critical importance of land to...