Picture from un.org (celebration of November 25 in Monrovia) The last thirty years have been difficult for the Congo Brazzaville. It started with the abondamment of the socialist regime which has been adopted by the country since 1963. In 1991, after a national conference, during which the country has decided to change the formLire la suite « Violence against women in the Congo Brazzaville »
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Cassava leaves recipe: saka-saka or pondou
Cassava leaves are one of the most popular dish in the Congo. They are served during big family diners and special occasions such as weddings, birthday parties, kids baptism and Eucharist. It a pretty complicated dish to prepare. Normally the first step is to pound the leaves in a big mortar with its pillar. ThisLire la suite « Cassava leaves recipe: saka-saka or pondou »
Capillary mask for natural hair
Today, leschroniquesdeladiaspora.com is sharing natural recipes that helps nourish and hydrate our natural hair. Afro natural hair tend to be dry and fragile. In tropical regions, this phenomenon is not often experienced because of humidity. However, in the temperate climate, it is necessary to keep hair nourished and hydrated in order to avoidLire la suite « Capillary mask for natural hair »
The resignation of Zuma
According to multiple news agencies ( CNN, Radio France Inter and Reuters) Zuma , président of South Africa has announced his resignation as president of the republic of South Africa on Wednesday February the 14th. This resignation come after the ruling party, ANC has decided to call for a no confidence vote against theLire la suite « The resignation of Zuma »
Let us talk about Black Panther
Image by Marvel Black Panther is the most anticipated movie of the year. It is coming out in the theater on February the 14th.The particularity of this movie is that it is the first superhero movie in which the entire cast is all black. And as we can imagine, the community is really thrilled aboutLire la suite « Let us talk about Black Panther »
Vicks vaporub hair treatment
Recently, there have been a multitude YouTube videos on the benefit of Vicks vapo for black hair. After watching , couple of those videos, which I have to say have been viewed many times, some of them reaching million views, they seem to suggest that Vick’s vapo stimulate hair growth. What in VicksLire la suite « Vicks vaporub hair treatment »
The surprising reaction to the “shithole countries” message
By now, we all know that on Tuesday January the 9 th of 2018, it was revealed that during a meeting with the senators on the DACA, the president of the USA was wondering why we have to bring people from the “shithole countries” of Africa and Haiti. We should bring people from Norway instead.Lire la suite « The surprising reaction to the “shithole countries” message »
The big demonstration on modern slavery
Les chroniques de la diaspora NEWSLETTER Novembre 18 2017 The march against the enslavement of African in Libya On Saturday, November the 18th Paris woke up to big march organized by a collective of black rights organizations to protest against the inhuman detentions of Africans who are trying to reach Europe for a betterLire la suite « The big demonstration on modern slavery »
The big African dilemma
Growing up, many young people of my generation dreamed to pursue their studies abroad. The deal was, work hard until you get your baccalaureate or high school diploma, then the incentive was to go abroad to study in higher educational institutions somewhere in Europe and America. The reason why many of African youth end upLire la suite « The big African dilemma »
The sustainability of the UN in achieving its goal of global peace
September 18 2017 kicks off the annual general assembly of the United Nations. This is an occasion for leaders of the entire world to get together and discuss the many issues that are going on the world. It is an occasion for the people of the world to give a thought on this world body’sLire la suite « The sustainability of the UN in achieving its goal of global peace »
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