Browsing Archive: February, 2014

CNN Exclusive With Yoweri Museveni On Homosexuality

Posted by Jeneba Project on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, In : Video Blog 

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Philosopher Yann Dall’Aglio Explains What Love is

Posted by Jeneba Project on Sunday, February 23, 2014, In : Video Blog 
This French philosopher will teach you a thing or two about love. In my view, it is one of the most compelling observations on the idea of love in contemporary society. His central definition of love is "the desire to be desired."

Below is how TEDTalks introduces the presentation:

"In this delightful talk, philosopher Yann Dall’Aglio explores the universal search for tenderness and connection in a world that's ever more focused on the individual. As it turns out, it's easier than you think. A...
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Girl's Education in Sierra Leone and the Remaking of the Athens of West Africa

Posted by Jeneba Project on Friday, February 21, 2014, In : Articles 

The question of limited girls’ education in Sierra Leone is not an issue of misogyny as experienced in other parts of the world; it is mostly about pragmatic investment in a poor and underdeveloped country. Like every shrewd investment, poverty often forces parents to make hard choices concerning their children’s education. Most Sierra Leonean parents understand the value of education and would like both their boys and girls to go to school; however, the economic realities many parents fa...


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Poda Poda Connection

Posted by Jeneba Project on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, In : Video Blog 
One of the major developmental setbacks in many African countries is poor transportation infrastructure. Some African cities are way too congested for traffic to flow and others lack proper roads for goods and services to be distributed throughout the country. In Sierra Leone,minivans known as poda podas provide some reprieve. But the poda podas have always been a forum for expressions of sociopolitical consciousness and religious perspectives. A few years ago I did a documentary research on ...

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Photo: Joseph Ben Kaifala

Posted by Jeneba Project on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, In : Pictures 


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NTAGANDA: A TERMINATOR ON TRIAL AT THE ICC

Posted by Jeneba Project on Monday, February 10, 2014, In : Articles 
Bosco Ntaganda, a DR Congolese warlord dubbed the "Terminator" because of his brutality and violent nature as head of the M23 rebel movement, has appeared at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to place him on trial for atrocities committed in the DRC. Gen. Ntaganda, one of the ICC's most wanted criminals, surrendered about a year ago at the US Embassy in Rwanda. The Terminator is facing eighteen counts of war crim...

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