Liberation: Janet Jackson piercing her clitoris; Mutilation: Wanjiku piercing her clitoris. *** The Frat boys were already in New York- developing Africa! It takes a jargon word. In the Bible Belt, Special Air Missionaries were successfully returned from a Crusading Mission against the barbarous moors....

In the star struck world that we live in, where everything- from baby powder to glossy magazines- gets through its Market-life on the life support system that is celebrity endorsement, it is no small wonder that some individuals have become brands in their own right. By becoming brands, these individuals...

Royal Standard of the Netherlands, Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. 2010 ©N.M Radio Netherlands Worldwide recently did a show titled “A Dutch Island in the Kenyan Sea.” The Dutch national anthem and the royal family are quintessential institutions of life in The Netherlands. So important...

The Aid industry takes a ridiculous turn more as a rule than as an exception. This ridiculousness finds a zenith point- one that is quickly multiplied- the moment the Aid industry makes contact with Africa. The reason is simple: Africa, still remains, the great unknown. At least in the eyes of your average...

“My name is Kamau.” That was the lanky English volunteer introducing himself to me. He wore Maasai bracelets made in Kikuyuland, Brazilian beads, the ubiquitous Bob Marley T-shirt and what I call Volunteer Denim (jeans perfectly worn out and dyed an even shade of dirty). His hair, as is common...

By MATTHEW LEE – 22 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is blaming an exhaustive White House vetting process for the fact that the Obama administration has not yet named a person to run the U.S. Agency for International Development. Six months into the administration’s...