TRANSCEND Africa
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New Poetry Book: Amani By Raïs Neza Boneza
As of today the 21 September, the United Nations´ International Day of Peace; I present to you my new poetry collection untitled simply as Amani which means Peace in Swahili. Kiswahili or Swahili is spoken by over 90 million people in East and Central Africa. It is the official language in Tanzania and Kenya, and is also used in Uganda, … Read the rest
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Listen to Your Mother: Nobody Should Be Too Rich or Too Poor
Mother and child Bamun Kingdom, Cameroon Princess Ngutane cradles her firstborn son, Amidou Mounde, who was born in 1915 Photograph – Horniman Museum London The wisdom of our mothers and mothers’ mothers from the dawn of time is reverberating throughout the cosmos, “What part of share the resources of the earth don’t you understand? Why aren’t you challenging the sanctity … Read the rest
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Video: Encore et toujours d’actualite, Raïs sur Antenne A a Kinshasa 2015
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Valget og Ledelse Krise i Afrika
Lederskap og politisk trauma, delaktighet og skapervilje i Afrika Av Raïs Neza Boneza Diagnose I løpet av 1960 tallet hadde nesten alle land i Afrika villig erklært uavhengighet fra kolonist-maktene. Løsrivelsen gjennomføres ofte uten en helhetlig eller unison visjon om å tilpasse lederskap til lokale utfordringer, eller se på folkets vilje og kunnskap å delta i prosessen. Uten å makte … Read the rest
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PART 6. African’s Peaceful Means: Transcending Culturology as a science of a Culture of Peace
It is essential to analyze civilizations (rather than states), or economic or political systems, as units, in the spirit of seeking solutions rather than making condemnations. Even if the deep roots of violence and war are part of the cosmology which in turn is collective and subconscious, there may be ways of breaking the collective into sub-collectives and individuals … Read the rest
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Part.5 African’s Peacefull Means: Macro-cultural aspects
Four forces have been major cause of the development of violence in the African macro-cultural level: religion, technology, economy, and empires. These have not always acted separately and often have supported each other. For example, the expansion of Christianity started with the conversion of Emperor Constantine I of Rome in the year 313. The religious conversion of an emperor started … Read the rest