Let’s Talk Afrika.
“It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African Unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest sources for good in the world.” – Kwame Nkrumah
Author: odzjeffreyjr
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Letters to African Youth: Mental Health!
Dear African youth, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spririts. However, if it doesn’t, I hope it finds you with a sense of comfort and understanding that it is okay to struggle internally. For in our vast and diverse continent Africa, the struggle with mental health is an ever-present reality.…
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Destroy Africa and Rebuild it from the Ground Up!
Okay. Let me land the plane. I know obviously that there will never be such a thing as to destroy Africa, lest to ‘rebuild it entirely’. I just thought I would borrow a leaf from Jesus, when he boldly proposed to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days. Can you imagine the disbelief…
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Is community building worthwhile for Africa?
A case study of South Africa A community is a group of people sharing common characteristics or interests and perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists (Dictionary.com). As the definition infers, people are the backbone of a community and their synchronization is essential for co-operation towards achieving…
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Second hand clothes, second hand problems!
I once bought a green long-sleeved jumper conspicuously written on the words ‘Michigan State University’. I liked it a lot and wore it quite often but I wondered why those specific words were chosen. I mean this was such a random…
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Life, Youth, Politics, Africa: Rants and Thoughts
“Now from the top make it drop that’s a…” “You want to bamba, you want to chill with the big boys, aa na you dey run kiti kiti…” “Calm down, calm down, girl this your body e puti my heart for lockdown, oh lockdown…” “Majo monalisa, majo monalisa…” I recently fell mildly ill with malaria…
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Abortion: Is there a middle ground?
A young Christian girl of 21 years engages in pre-marital sex, and unfortunately she gets pregnant. As the pregnancy matures, she finds it hard to hide it. She decides to come to you seeking for abortion as she realizes that she is going to be discovered. She even asks you to keep it as a…
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Save the Earth
I recently participated in a Model UN event as the delegate of the Phillipines to the United Nations Environment Program. It went better than I expected as I even bagged a prize. But that is far from the main point. I and a couple other delegates from around the world came up with a resolution…
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Day 1000: Schools still closed here in Uganda.
Who knew I’d get to celebrate three birthdays in the same class! It’s been such a blast. All this fun has got me feeling light headed. Maybe it’s all the partying…or the fact that I’m losing brain cells by the second. At least I’m alive though, huh? I may be a hollow shell of my…
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Thoughts On Money!
Many things continue to baffle my intellect but one that my mind has refused to subdue to, is the idea of using paper money. When I take a deep dive back in time and see how money has evolved from barter, to commodity media, to shells, to coins and then to gold, I have to…
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The Nursing Crisis!!! Subtle But Not So Subtle!
What came first: the egg or the chicken? If you have had this argument before, then you know how heated this topic can get. With certain people involved, you’d have to have the blessings of your ancestors to avoid a fight. Naturally, being the deep thinker that I am, I realised how vague this question…