A. Bayo Ogunrotifa INTRODUCTION At the dawn of the twenty-first century, international development efforts have been coalesced around the framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are a set of ambitious goals and national targets put forward and ratified by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000 to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger…
The Department of History and Philosophy, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados and PANAFSTRAG are pleased to issue a call for papers for this inaugural international Pan African Colloquium to be held at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, over the period January 12-15, 2016. The broad theme…
Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world – much older than Christianity and Islam. It’s teachings are documented as far back at 8th Century BCE. Judaism is monotheistic and has approximately 14 million followers globally, a markedly small number considering it’s influence on the Western world and long history. You don’t have to…
Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. Unlike most other religions, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings. Like other religions, Hindus generally…
In support of Hon. Boniface Kadzamira (MP) who stunned Malawi’s National Assembly last week when he urged Malawi Government to legalise industrial hemp, Kemet forum has issued a Press Release appealing to the Legislative and Executive branches of Malawi Government to re-consider the status of cannabis towards legalizing the plant for industrial and nutritional uses.…
Kwame Opoku The auction house Dorotheum in Vienna has issued a catalogue announcing a forthcoming auction of cultural artefacts from Africa, Asia and Oceania on 26 May 2015.[1] Among the many African items to be sold are pieces of Nok (Nigeria), Komaland (Ghana) and many other interesting pieces. The impressive array of African artefacts once…
By Andrew Kaponya and Noel Zacharia Hitting the nail on the head is our school of thought. This article is a humble request to African Governments to decriminalize cannabis. Yes, you have heard us right, legalise cannabis! This article is also an earnest call to activists and religious leaders, media practitioners, legal experts, academics, politicians,…
By Mac Neil Kalowekamo BLANTYRE, MALAWI. Malawi commemorated this year’s Kamuzu Day on Thursday the 14th of May with this event still courting mixed reactions and feelings in the multi-party democracy era. 14th May was set as a public holiday to remember and celebrate the life and works of the first president in independent Malawi…
Burundi needs democracy and respect for the rule of law Patricia Daley While there have been jubilations in the streets in Bujumbura because of the ‘attempted’ military coup on 13 May after just under three weeks of protest, and 19 deaths, following the announcement of the candidacy of President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for an…
The next KEMET forum meeting in Blantyre, Malawi be held on Saturday the 6th June 2015