The continent of Africa has had it’s fair share of mercenaries who are hired by different parties to help with either effecting regime change or for purposes of protecting countries from insurgent forces.

One of the most popular of these was a man called Bob Denard who became legendary for his role in attempting to overthrow regimes in a series of wars that accompanied the decolonisation of Africa, during the 1960s and 1970s

Claiming to have support from France for operations meant to retain French influence in its former colonies, Bob called himself the “Pirate of the Republic” in a career which began in Congo and ended in the Comoros islands.

Bob Denard was involved in four of the 19 coup attempts that have shaken the Comoros archipelago since the islands won independence from France in 1975. At one point he was considered as the de facto leader of the Comoros.

Many Comorians blamed him for destabilising the islands, as well as other parts of Africa.
In this episode of African Biographics, we look at the illustrious career of Robert Denard, a career mercenary who played a part in charting the course of history in a few African countries.

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The Mercenary Position, Howard French, Transition, No. 73 (1997), pp. 110-121 (12 pages), Published By: Indiana University Press

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https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/6b0jvu/one_man_private_army_story_of_french_mercenary/utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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https://www.britannica.com/place/Comoros

https://www.csmonitor.com/Worl....d/Global-News/2009/1

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THE GREEK ORIGINS OF SPECULATIVE PHILOSOPHY
by
Dr Kiatezua Lubanzadio Luyaluka, Ph.D.(hon)

THREE REASONS WHY PHILOSOPHY, AS A SPECULATIVE DISCIPLINE, COULD NEVER ORIGINATE FROM ANCIENT EGYPTIANS.

1. In his book entitled "Stolen Legacy", James shows us that the points, on which ancient Greek philosophers speculated, were the same ones discussed by the Egyptian religion. Now, we demonstrate that this religion is an EXACT SCIENCE (see on www.amazon.com our book titled BUKÔNGO). The Egyptians therefore could not speculate on what they had exact knowledge of.
2. The epistemology of ancient Egypt, like that of today's south-Saharan Africa, was based on the freedom of the soul from the body. In such a paradigm knowledge is above all revelation, and induction always has a low profile. Hence, speculation cannot set itself up as a discipline.
3. No one can name a single African village where speculation has taken up a stand as a discipline. On the contrary, when a contradiction appears, the elders always say: "Let's sleep and may the head have a dream". How in such an epistemological context could speculation take root in our ancestors?

Philosophy, as a speculative discipline, was originated from the Greeks, and from the fact that the Egyptians hid from them the solar religion, an exact science. Thus, starting from the bits which they gleaned by the inadvertence of their Masters, the Greek students filled their knowledge by using speculation.

We should therefore NEVER confuse philosophy as scientific knowledge in general (which is of Egyptian origin) and philosophy as a speculative discipline (which is of Greek origin).

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Hijo del Sol (Son of the Sun) is a song interpreted by Balanta Asante inspired by the book "Moors on the Coast" written by the Afrikan "colombian" author Alberto Angola.

Balanta Asante is an ⁣Afrikan from the Northern hemisphere who migrated to Boriken (Puerto Rico), learned Boricua Spanish and spitting Pan-Afrikan and Kmtyu-centered lyrics in the language. Was given the name Balanta Asante by the Afrikans in the Southern hemisphere ("colombia").

What Price Bride Price?

Bride Price or lobola is both a cherished but highly controversial culture practised throughout Africa. It is the price paid in cows or money by the groom to the parents of the bride.

This inspirational documentary tackles important side effects of bride wealth, namely child marriages, domestic violence and poverty. It features a cross-section of survivors of domestic violence, judges, community leaders, policy makers and rights activists.

The makers believe there are various aspects of the practice of bride price that violate the Constitution of Uganda as well as binding International Human Rights laws.

We take the viewer into the lives of ordinary Ugandans as they share their experience on dowry.

This enlightening documentary also provides a wealth of information on the practice of Bride Price in different cultures in Uganda.



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MIFUMI Brief Organizational Profile
MIFUMI is a developmental NGO and women's rights organization. The organization has worked for over ten years to reduce the burden of poverty; addressing issues that hinder development by initiating developmental projects. MIFUMI particularly protects women and children experiencing domestic violence and bride price related violations.

MIFUMI's position on various issues around the practice of bride price is as follows:
1. Bride price should not form an essential ingredient of marriage, it should be non-obligatory
2. Bride price should not be refunded when a relationship breaks down. In 2015, MIFUMI's appeal case in the Supreme Court finally bore fruits; the demand for refund of bride price upon dissolution of a customary marriage was declared unconstitutional thus putting an end to a practice that tied women in loveless and violent unions.
3. At the death of a woman, before the payment/completed payment of bride price, burial should not be prevented and bride price should not be demanded. (MIFUMI has successfully embedded this into the Tororo district level policy through the Bridal Gifts Ordinance)

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Martin Luther King Jr. gives a speech at Howard University in 1966 for the Gandhi Memorial Lecture



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J Richard Gott leads a journey through the history of our understanding of the Universe’s structure, and explains the ‘cosmic web’: the idea that our Universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies.
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J Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our Universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies – a magnificent structure now called the 'cosmic web'. In this talk he shows how ambitious telescope surveys such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey are transforming our understanding of the cosmos, and how the cosmic web holds vital clues to the origins of the universe and the next trillion years that lie ahead.

J Richard Gott is Emeritus Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University and is noted for his contributions to cosmology and general relativity.

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