‘More fiction than the sad tragedy that it is’, is how one can summarise the story of the assassination of Burundi’s independence prime minister, Prince Louis Rwagasore. Very graphic, captivating and sur-real details, captured from the confessions of the plotters and the actual assassin, Jean Kageorgis, a 30-year old Greek shop attendant, who is executed […]
The African Question is up again…how do we escape another Berlin Conference’? ‘…he started well, but seems to be veering off, taking the wide path…we are into strange times, we can only sail through by taking the narrow path…’ Passionate about matters East African, Mzee BSN has literally established a predictable patter of behavior […]
We are full circle regionally, with regards Independence Jubilee celebrations. The revival of the East African Community was one of the milestones marking our Uhuru jubilations. Introduction The new Community has a membership of 7 Partner States namely (Source info (https://www.eac.int/) Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of Burundi Republic of Kenya Republic of Rwanda […]
One popular saying in the interlacustrine region of East Africa (also known as the Great Lakes), goes thus in one of my Grandmas’ tongues: ow’omutwe muhango, n’obu otariisize, noyonesa, meaning once you are notoriously known for being careless with your flock, and it often destroys neighbours’ crops, even the day your flock is securely tethered […]