Tag Archives: Africa

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Earlier this year there was a viral video sent that attempted to raise a public storm against one of Africa’s more unpleasant political figures (and that’s saying something!), in a campaign entitled Kony 2012. Not coincidentally, the United States government … Continue reading →

Posted in History, International Relations | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Diamonds Are Forever

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Diamonds Are Forever, by Ian Fleming A fellow teacher of mine managed to acquire a few volumes of Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, and so I have undertaken to read and review the four novels she has (which should not … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Mali’s Free Radical Problem

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

In a previous post on the subject of Libya’s lack of cohesion [1], I warned that the breakup of Libya would threaten neighboring nations with problems due to the “free radical” nature of the Tuareg problem in those nations. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in International Relations, Military History | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I Don’t Like Mondays

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

School shootings (not all of them by students), have a long history in the United States [1]. On January 29, 1979, Brenda Ann Spencer, then sixteen years old, became the villain of a particularly brutal incident where the obviously troubled … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Music History, Musings | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Sabbath Roots: The African Connection

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Sabbath Roots: The African Connection, by Charles E. Bradford A book like this is supremely frustrating to review. What makes it frustrating is its combination of both excellent and awful historiography, a combination of an eloquent defense of the Sabbath … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical History, Book Reviews, Christianity, Church of God | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

The Cogwa Cattle Rustlers Of Zambia

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Some stories are just too unbelievable to believe at first glance. Of course, coming from people who have stooped so low as to try to steal Passover glasses and church hymnals, I suppose cattle rustling is just another day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Somaliland Update: Chinese Deal, Athletes, Foreign Diplomacy Update

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

As is often the case, I sometimes hold off on writing a Somaliland update and then find out it becomes much larger than it was originally intended to be. In today’s update we have some further information about the Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in International Relations, Somaliland, Sports | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: The Vuvuzela

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

If you have been even a casual fan of soccer over the last few years, especially if you watched the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, you have heard the incessant buzzing of the vuvuzela. The vuvuzela is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, History, Music History, Sports | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Today In History: On July 9, 2011, South Sudan Became An Independent Nation

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

On July 4, 1776, after more than a year of warfare, a fledgling nation declared independence, seeking to unify around a cause of liberty and freedom not only for itself but for a candid world. That nation was the United … Continue reading →

Posted in American History, History | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Somaliland Update: Presidential Address And First Female Mayor in Somaliland History

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

Don’t Let Somalia Hold Somaliland Hostage, Says Somaliland President Somaliland’s President, Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo, stated in a recent address that two decades of stable independence, rule of law, and democracy should be enough for the world to recognize the independence … Continue reading →

Posted in Somaliland | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment