by Seun Oluyemi In 2008, musician 9ice was one of the performers from across the world who performed at the 90th birthday anniversary of Nelson Mandela – representing Nigeria. He…
by Joachim Mac-Ebong Part of the sorrow of Mandela's death is that there appears to be no current African leader fit to tie his shoelaces. Even those mentored by him directly…
by Emmanuel Osanedum and Mark Amaza From those who would preserve the myth because it comforts the world to those who insist he was all too human, these 20 assessments of…
by Wilfred Okiche A young African, Wilfred Okiche captures the sense that the ground has finally shifted under Africa with Mandela’s death and he wonders how we will go from…
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Mandela’s 27 years at Robben Island Prison provided the much needed tools of confronting and solving problems: delay gratification, acceptance of responsibility, dedication to the truth, and…
"Black man, you are on your own." - Steve Biko "In the fell clutch of circumstance/I have not winced nor cried aloud Under the bludgeonings of chance/My head is bloody,…
Nelson Mandela revisits his prison cell on Robben Island in 1994, where he spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. (Getty Images) President Obama praised Nelson Mandela on Thursday,…
by Isi Esene South Africa's first democratically elected President and Apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela died today at the age of 95. Current President Jacob Zuma announced his death in a…