Archive for March, 2009

Challenges of nation-building, and democratisation in Africa (Anyuak Media)

BY Omar Kalinge

The first challenge is in the definition. There is no agreed definition of nation-building. A 2003 study by James Dobbins and others for the RAND Corporation defines nation-building as “the use of armed force in the aftermath of a conflict to underpin an enduring transition to democracy.”
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The Liberating Role Of Education (BSN)

“The ideas imparted by education or released in the mind through education should therefore be liberating ideas.

The skills acquired by education should be liberating skills. Nothing else can properly be called education.”

(Dr. Julius K. Nyerere, Former President of Tanzania )

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LUCO Chairman’s Welcome Message

It is with great honor that I send my heart most greetings to all Luo communities around the world. It is indeed great to be a true son of one of many Luo subgroups across the Great Lakes Luo Nations of East Africa.

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Hundreds killed in South Sudan cattle attacks (Reuters)

Sunday, 15 March 2009 22:34

(Reuters/Juba) – Heavily armed fighters have killed more than 200 people in raids on villages in South Sudan, where bloody tribal disputes over cattle are jeopardising peace efforts in the oil-rich region, officials said yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Names of the Kings of the Collo Kingdom

Written by Wad-Tit |Thursday, 12 March 2009 23:20
Below is a list of the names of the kings that ruled the Collo Kingdom from Nyikang Wad Okwa to the present king – Kwong Wad [John] Dak Padiet, in the following format: Name – Place of Reign – Period. However, I am not sure if it is all correct. Read the rest of this entry »

Ban, Obama to discuss Sudan, global economic crisis

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Washington – US President Barack Obama and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon are to discuss Sudan, the global economic crisis and other issues Tuesday at the White House.

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