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Find out more about Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya and prominent independence leader. Born into dominant Kikuyu culture, Kenyatta became its most famous interpreter of Kikuyu traditions through his book Facing Mount Kenya.

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A Few More Words From Jomo Kenyatta ...
Monday March 16, 2009
"Europeans assume that, given the right knowledge and ideas, personal relations can be left largely to take care of themselves, and this is perhaps the most fundamental difference in outlook between Africans and Europeans."
Jomo Kenyatta, first president of Kenya, from his book Facing Mount Kenya, 1938.

"Our children may learn about the heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves the architects of the future."
Jomo Kenyatta, first president of Kenya, from an address given on Kenyatta Day, as quoted in Anita King's Quotations in Black, Greenwood Press 1981.

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The Lovedu Rain Queen
Sunday March 15, 2009
Droughts are fairly common in southern Africa, but when the rain does fall there are excellent opportunities for grazing cattle and developing agriculture. So it is not surprising that one of the most critical threats against the well being of a southern African society was failure of the rains. Rain rituals are predominantly directed towards the ancestors (despite the weather being the responsibility of the supreme being). They are supposed to intercede on the people's behalf, and drought occurs when they are negligent.

As well as sacrificing animals and using powerful medicines Southern African chiefs would normally employ medicine men to help in the rituals. For the Lovedu, however, their Rain Queen, the Mudjadji, works her medicines alone. Find out more about the Lovedu Rain Queen...

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Bambara Empire of Mali Brought to an End – 10 March 1861
Tuesday March 10, 2009
The final death knell of the Bambara Empire sounded with the invasion of the city of Ségou by the forces of al-Hajj 'Umar. The process had been long winded – the collapse began in 1818 with an assault by the forces of the Fulani Muslim leader, Shehu Ahmadu Lobbo. Following the 1818 invasion Bambara Empire fractured, but it still managed to dominate the region for the next 40 years from its center at Kaarta.

The Tukulor Empire, created by Al-Hajj 'Umar eventually spanned from Senegal to Timbuktu. But came up against the colonial aspirations of France – by 1890 French troops had swept across the region and in 1893 was incorporated into the territory of French Sudan (Soudan).

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A Few Words From Nelson Mandela ...
Monday March 9, 2009
"I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for, and to see realized. But my Lord, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
Nelson Mandela, defense statement during the Rivonia Trial, 1964. Also repeated during the closing of his speech delivered in Cape Town on the day he was released from prison 27 years later, on 11 February 1990.

"The time is always right to do right."
Nelson Mandela, "The 100 Best Things Ever Said by Men" in South Africa's Men's Health magazine, February 2002.

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