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Rod Stewart, Edward Said, and the Music of Exile There are songs we listen to, and there are songs that seem to listen to us. We may encounter them accidentally, on the radio, in a passing car, at a gathering, or in the solitude of a room far from the place we once called home. We do not necessarily know the circumstances in which they were written, nor do we share the experiences of the people who composed or performed them. Yet something happens between the song and the listener. A familiar feeling rises unexpectedly. A memory returns. A place we thought we had left behind suddenly becomes present. For those who have experienced exile, displacement, or migration, music can have this extraordinary power. A song written in another language, by someone from an entirely different cultural background, can become intimately connected to one’s own history. Rod Stewart’s Every Beat of...

Les représentants de 48 pays africains, dont le Tchad, se sont réunis au Kremlin pour renforcer la coopération politique et économique avec la Russie lors du Sommet Russie-Afrique. Les représentants de 48 pays africains, dont 22 chefs d’État, se sont réunis ce jeudi 29 octobre au Kremlin, à Moscou, pour examiner les moyens de consolider la coopération politique, économique et commerciale avec la Russie. Le Tchad est représenté à cette rencontre de haut niveau par son chef de la diplomatie, S.E.M. Ahmed Kogri, qui agit au nom du chef de l’État. Cette séance plénière est présidée par le président de la Fédération de Russie, Vladimir Poutine. Peu avant l’ouverture des travaux, et conformément à la tradition diplomatique, une photo de famille a réuni autour de Vladimir Poutine l’ensemble des chefs d’État et des chefs de délégation présents à Moscou pour ce Sommet Russie-Afrique. Tchadanthropus-tribune 27 Vues Source link

Sunday Standard Beyond the hype, can Mascom’s ‘techco’ shift fast-track Botswana’s ICT roadmap? Mascom’s vision engineers are dreaming big. In their vision, a fashion creator in Francistown drops her latest lookbook, taps a screen, and just like that, her designs are flying off the digital shelves directly onto the rails of a high-end boutique in Maun. Over at the chaotic Gaborone station, a street-smart food hustler rides the peak lunchtime rush while a clever app keeps his orders flowing, his stock in check, and his profits completely on point. Meanwhile, in a quiet village beneath the shade of a sprawling tree, a young dreamer codes her way into the future, streaming advanced tech tutorials without a single buffering wheel to kill her vibe. .ihc-locker-wrap{} There’s more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it’s also...

I travelled to Cuba in 1985. I wanted to go see for myself. After travelling around the island, my money fell short. I met some young Guyanese men in Havana. For a few days before I returned to Trinidad, they gave me accommodation. In their students’ dorm. They were students at the Medical Faculty at the University of Havana. They had been granted scholarships by the Cuban Government to become doctors. CARICOM Heads of Government together with US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio (center) at CARICOM 50th Regular Meeting I do not recall any official contesting my lodgings at the dorm. It is the Cuban spirit to help those in distress. Without batting an eye. Without desire for recompense. I recall the alacrity with which the Cubans sent troops to Angola and Zimbabwe (1970s) to train soldiers fighting against the apartheid regime in South Africa. I recall Fidel Castro standing...