US president John Kennedy and Mobutu Sese SekoThe US arranged with Belgian colonialists the murder of Patrice Lumumba and on 24 November 1965 Mobutu stood as leader of the Congo.
The Association Internationale du Congo had been established 125 years ago when Belgium’s King Leopold II made a bid for his small state’s continued domination of [...]

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When the rich meet: Jay Z and Prince Charles in London

Going forward in life is not just the amount of money in our pockets.
No doubt, opportunities to earn make a big difference.
But what may be more important is the Human Right to have a healthy childhood in which to create, be shaped [...]

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Africa Should Purge Its Past
Writes: James N Kariuki
Over the past few weeks, The Sunday Standard has been focusing on Africans, her history, impacts and the way forward.
Of major concern has been whether the continent has looked past slavery and colonisation.
The Black Holocaust is one of the more underreported events. It makes reference [...]

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The answer to some questions is so clear they don’t deserve a nuanced response. If a journalist asks a presidential candidate if he is in favor of torture; he or she respond with a resounding “NO!”
A presidential hopeful who wants my vote must unequivocally condemn the plan to build a fence along parts of the [...]

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By — Marisa Treviño
The Senate immigration reform bill wasn’t defeated last month simply because the two sides couldn’t agree. This debate got personal. The political rhetoric took direct aim at undocumented immigrants: They don’t want to learn English. They abuse social services. They drive up crime rates. They won’t assimilate.
These “talking points” were parroted on [...]

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