by Ayi Kwei Armah. Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: Ghanian author Ayi Kwei Armah is not only a legend but one of the best ink molders of all time. “The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born” is a hard-to-avert prophecy from a lamenting patriotic seer and ink bender who […]
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Book Review: The Gods Are Not to Blame by Ola Rotimi
Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow What are some of the sayings you remember from this novel? Fatoumatta: True African classic. The Gods Are Not to Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. An adaptation of the Greek classic Oedipus Rex, set in an indeterminate Yoruba […]
Suggested Reading List for the President, Advisors, and Cabinet Ministers. For Those Who Want to Lead Must Read
Fatoumatta: Anyone who truly wishes the President and his Cabinet Ministers and his key advisers well must draw their attention to this write-up. Scathing and lengthy as it may appear, this write-up article is not all boring. It highlights what the President and his top-level team need to do to […]
Book Review: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu’s Congo
by Michela Wrong. Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow . Fatoumatta: Another good book by Journalist Michela Wrong. Of her books, I shared. Her books are worth reading for students of Political Science, public policy influencers, and journalists interested in corruption. As a foreign correspondent stationed in Zaire/Congo, the author, Journalist […]