Etiqueta: África

  • 19. ¿The bombardment of yet another attempt at development and independence?

    The post explores the complexities surrounding the end of apartheid in South Africa, detailing internal unrest, international anti-apartheid movements, and the geopolitical dynamics of the Cold War. It highlights the negotiated transition to democracy, the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the persistent economic inequality following political change.

  • 18. The 90s Broken Nations

    The post explores the complexities surrounding the end of apartheid in South Africa, detailing internal unrest, international anti-apartheid movements, and the geopolitical dynamics of the Cold War. It highlights the negotiated transition to democracy, the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the persistent economic inequality following political change.

  • 17. The End of Apartheid—and Where It Fell Short

    The post explores the complexities surrounding the end of apartheid in South Africa, detailing internal unrest, international anti-apartheid movements, and the geopolitical dynamics of the Cold War. It highlights the negotiated transition to democracy, the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the persistent economic inequality following political change.

  • 16. U.S. and European Policy in Africa during the Cold War

    This content explores the historical context and complexities of apartheid and settler colonialism in Southern Africa, highlighting key figures like Nelson Mandela. It details the struggles of local liberation movements, Cold War dynamics, and international pressures that led to the eventual dismantling of apartheid, culminating in South Africa’s democratic elections in 1994.

  • Un pauvre sans conscience de classe ; un Blanc animé par la haine raciale

    El autor reflexiona sobre su experiencia en Mozambique, contrastando dos tipos de personas: una sumisa al colonialismo y otra rebelde y educada. Analiza cómo la historia de la opresión genera comportamientos raciales y de clase. Critica la falta de conciencia social y el ciclo de odio que perpetúa la desigualdad en el mundo contemporáneo.

  • 15. Angola and Mozambique: Proxy Wars in the Cold War

    This content explores the historical context and complexities of apartheid and settler colonialism in Southern Africa, highlighting key figures like Nelson Mandela. It details the struggles of local liberation movements, Cold War dynamics, and international pressures that led to the eventual dismantling of apartheid, culminating in South Africa’s democratic elections in 1994.

  • 14. The Horn of Africa in the Cold War

    This content explores the historical context and complexities of apartheid and settler colonialism in Southern Africa, highlighting key figures like Nelson Mandela. It details the struggles of local liberation movements, Cold War dynamics, and international pressures that led to the eventual dismantling of apartheid, culminating in South Africa’s democratic elections in 1994.

  • 13. Southern Africa and Settler Power

    This content explores the historical context and complexities of apartheid and settler colonialism in Southern Africa, highlighting key figures like Nelson Mandela. It details the struggles of local liberation movements, Cold War dynamics, and international pressures that led to the eventual dismantling of apartheid, culminating in South Africa’s democratic elections in 1994.

  • 12. Neocolonialism: Congo

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  • Por el bien de la civilización

    Mucho antes de la conquista de América, China poseía una flota marítima dos veces más poderosa que la de la mayor potencia europea de la época, España, pero no se molestó en ir más allá de África, porque alcanzar un continente tan pobre como Europa no representaba ningún incentivo para el país asiático, ensimismado y…

  • “El español en Estados Unidos”

    Se veía en paz de vuelta al estudio de la lengua cuando le llamaron para ocuparse del Instituto Cervantes Su labor en la Real Academia Española le avala como gigante en la política del español Aquí da algunas claves de lo que será su mandato. JESÚS RUIZ MANTILLA 23 FEB 2012 – 14:46 CET52 VÍCTOR GARCÍA DE…

  • Millionaires Control 39% of the World’s Wealth

    By Robert Frank Last year was another good year for millionaires – though their pace of growth is slowing. According to a new report by Boston Consulting Group out today, the number of millionaire households in the world grew by 12.2% in 2010, to 12.5 million. (BCG defines millionaires as those with $1 million or more in…

  • La ONU presentó el Mapa del Hambre 2011

    Se basa en datos del Programa Mundial de Alimentos, iniciativa financiada por donaciones voluntarias. Haití, República Dominicana y Bolivia registran los índices más altos de desnutrición en América Latina La investigación establece seis categorías para clasificar la desnutrición mundial. Por colores, el celeste representa a las naciones con un 5% -o menos- de  población desnutrida. En esta categoría aparecen, entre otros, los…

  • Study Points to Mother of All Mother Tongues

    By GAUTAM NAIK The world’s 6,000 or so modern languages may have all descended from a single ancestral tongue spoken by early African humans between 50,000 and 70,000 years ago, a new study suggests. The finding, published Thursday in the journal Science, could help explain how the first spoken language emerged, spread and contributed to the…

  • The dark side of chocolate

    CNN’s Richard Quest talks to filmmaker U. Roberto Romano, whose documentary «The Dark Side of Chocolate» investigates child labor and cocoa fields in the Ivory Coast. Read a statement from the Global Chocolate and Cocoa Industry | From the International Cocoa Initiative But before you bite into a chocolate bar or take a sip of…

  • Pemba, Mozambique

    Saudades de África a finales del siglo XX (Pemba, Mozambique), mi estudio en la planta alta del astillero (Astillero Naval de Pemba), frente al mar, los barcos que diseñábamos o aprendíamos a hacer, las umbilas que se extraían del profundo matto (con Reinhard Klingler, etc.), los ladrillos inventados, el Land Rover (con Ing. Pedro Cruz,…

  • El día que nunca existió

    El dia que mai va existir El día que nunca existió Joseph Hanlon (el autor de Who calls the shots y Peace without profit) había ido a Pemba por un reportaje para la BBC a Nteuane Samora Machel. El hijo del célebre revolucionario mozambicano se encontraba haciendo ejercicios militares en el norte; Graça, su madre, estaba…

  • L’ era della Barbarie

    La Era de Barbaria (Spanish) The Age of Barbaria (English) L’ era della Barbarie Nell’ era della Barbarie cominciarono i viaggi a ritroso nel tempo all’anno trentatre. Venne scelto quell’anno perché, secondo le statistiche, la Crocifissione di Cristo attraeva l’attenzione di più gente dall’Occidente, e si pensò a questo settore sociale per ragioni economiche, giacché i…