The Democratic Republic of Congo observed 64 years of independence from Belgium on June 30th. But at the ceremony in 1960 was rife with caveats. Belgian monarch King Baudouin lauded his great grand uncle Leopold II’s “genius” in conceiving the independence of the Congo. It was left to new Prime…

Since April 2023 war has been raging in Sudan that has claimed tens of thousands of lives with more than ten million, about a quarter of the population, displaced and facing disease and famine. Unfortunately civil war has been a feature of the country over several decades. (1) The current…

June 14th was the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, “the greatest tragedy to befall this city” since World War Two, that officially claimed seventy-two lives. (1) Many of the survivors and their families, referred to by some as “the walking unhealed,” are still trying to recover. (2) In…

In a rain soaked announcement on May 22nd prime minister Rishi Sunak declared that the general election will take place on July 4th this year. (1) The “gaffe-strewn” start to the government’s campaign has seen the opposition Labour party consolidate its two-year opinion poll lead rendering them almost “nailed on”…

Following on from our Shumira on June 2nd where we declared “Rise O Mighty Herukuti: We gather in your honour”, we continue our tribute to our dearly beloved Elder, also known to many as Cosmo Ben Imhotep. His iconic scene in the film Babylon afforded him global recognition but his…