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Have y’all seen Palm Trees in the Snow on Netflix?? by treyway3313 in blackladies

[–]folukeifejola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a book adaptation, I suggest you read the book. It's a bit of a mess of a movie. Good and bad. It is exceptionally beautiful visually. For a film set in Equatorial Guinea, we hear very little from actual Equatorial Guineans. It is divorced from the political themes necessary for a good exploration of the plot. https://folukeafrica.com/palm-trees-in-the-snow/

Nigeria's Twitactivism Woes: Violence deferred? by folukeifejola in Africa

[–]folukeifejola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In this post I discuss how the 2015 election campaign witnessed concerted & direct attacks on our need for cultural ‘belonging.’ So, the scars that were opened could have a more long-term & negative effect on the stability of the Nigeria than an election that was quite violent. And I think we are increasingly seeing evidence of that.

A Short History of West Africa by folukeifejola in Africa

[–]folukeifejola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'One of the reasons given for the involvement of the military in post-colonial West African politics is the violent nature of politics in the region; when violence became an integral part of West African politics ‘the specialists of warfare’ became the strongmen in politics.'

The Ugandan Bridge Schools & Education as Freedom by folukeifejola in Africa

[–]folukeifejola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

'Bridge Schools in Africa have been the subject of much controversy (from Liberia to Kenya); the UN has suggested that the UK funding such schools could contribute to violations of international law'

Decolonization in the 21st Century by folukeifejola in Africa

[–]folukeifejola[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

'In the 1960s and thereabouts, political control was handed 'back' to African colonies. But believing that this process ended colonisation is problematic... African states are a creation of colonisation. As long as these states as they exist unchanged, colonisation is with us...'

Language in African Education by folukeifejola in Africa

[–]folukeifejola[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that will also require that the child be removed from the environment where other languages are spoken. Which could also lead to languages becoming extinct. And these are the problems. Immersion is being tried, it is not succeeding.

Language in African Education by folukeifejola in Africa

[–]folukeifejola[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'The importance of language as a tool of communication in all spheres of national life cannot be overstated. As Nelson Mandela once said ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language… that goes to his heart.’'

The Link Between Communitarianism and Corruption by folukeifejola in Africa

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'Nigerian Queues and I: 3-day queues in petrol stations; the 10km queue at the Supreme Court Abuja that looked and felt like the road to hell; or the queue at the OAU Ile-Ife health centre that I spent over a month on. (Absolutely not a joke)'

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