Africa Blog Export

January 12, 2015

The Cheetah Generation Gathers in Ghana

The following was submitted by ASFL Local Coordinator Oluwafemi Ogunjobi Prof. George Ayittey, a Ghanaian Professor, said; ‘the Cheetah generation is the generation of youths that will not wait for the government […]
January 11, 2015

The Not-so-liberation movement in South Africa

The following was written by Pretoria-based ASFL Local Coordinator Martin van Staden The African National Congress (ANC), the continent’s oldest political party, celebrated its 103rd birthday this weekend. Phumlani UMajozi, Youth Coordinator with […]
January 7, 2015

The Ideas That Shaped Africa

The following was written by ASFL executive board member Alex Njeru The tyranny of ideology is real, and perhaps more pronounced in Africa than in any other place in the world. Although […]
December 21, 2014

The Case For Gun Ownership In Africa

The following was contributed by African Students For Liberty Executive Board Chair Emeka Ezeugo “A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition […]
December 11, 2014

Kenya: EAPC Holds Freedom and Liberty Seminar

The following report was submitted by ASFL local coordinator June Moseti The Eastern Africa Policy Centre in collaboration with the Atlas Network and African Students for Liberty held a Freedom and Liberty […]
December 4, 2014

Freedom Not Foreign Aid!

Jeff Berwick of Anarchast interviews Africa Youth Peace Call president Afrikanus Kofi Akosah Adusei from Ghana, topics include: Libertarianism in Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Anarchism in line with traditions, Libertarianism seen as African […]
December 4, 2014

Half a loaf is better than no bread

The following is a video by South Africa Phumlani Umajozi During South Africa’s platinum miners’ strike that ended in June this year, I was puzzled by union members who suggested they’d rather […]
November 27, 2014

The Undressing of Women In Kenya Is Not A Feminist Issue

The following was written by ASFL Executive Board Member Alex Njeru I have taken quite some time to pen this piece, partly because the moral gangs purporting to advocate for a ‘new […]
November 16, 2014

For Unemployed South Africans, Half-a-loaf is better than no bread

The following is a guest submission by Phumlani UMajozi During South Africa’s platinum miners’ strike that ended in June this year, I was puzzled by union members who suggested they’d rather be unemployed […]
November 13, 2014

Student Leaders Host Leadership Forum

The following was written by ASFL leader Oluleke Peter On the 8th of November, 2014, 33 student leaders from 9 universities and 6 states within Nigeria gathered at Conference Centre, University of […]
November 12, 2014

The ICC and Institutional failures of rule of law in Kenya

The following was written by Alex Njeru, ASFL Executive Board member Kenyans have recently been treated to melodrama and political chicanery of the highest order. First came in the ‘special parliamentary session’ […]
November 7, 2014

The Debris of the Berlin Wall Litters Africa

Few can agree on why the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago. However, the recent suspension of the Burkinabe constitution and the takeover of government by the army well demonstrates that its […]
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