"AMAZED BY THE CREATION" Michele Wilma

Are you an African? Analysis of Thabo Mbeki’s speech “I Am an African”

  From Toure to Nkurumah, to Nyerere, to Thabo Mbeki, Pan Africanism has been questioned and reviewed with each and every one coming with a different take about its implementation. However, the wake of a single African nation has always been the end goal. In 1996, at the time when the new South African Constitution was being passed on, Mr. Thabo Mbeki gave a powerful and insightful speech about…

The process of political change in Benin, 1990

In 1960, as for most African countries, Benin, a West African country located in between Togo, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Niger, got its independence from its colonial power France.  As a matter of fact, a new constitution was adopted and the one-party state system was put into place in order to prevent the three former kingdoms that formed the country to separate from one another. However, ten…

The African Union – Contributions and Mismanagements

In the Constitutive Act of the African Union lies a bunch of objectives and principles which aim at guiding the institution in its functioning, these of its Member States as well as all other organs affiliated to it; they also aim at shaping the face of the organization, controlling its mechanisms, and animating any decisions that could be taken by a Member State, one of its organs, or during the…

I fear love I’m afraid to be rejected if I open up I’m afraid not to be accepted for who I really am I’m afraid to lose control over my emotions if I let someone in I’m afraid to give a lot without ever experiencing the feeling of receiving back I’m afraid to get hurt by someone who will not love me I’m afraid to experience the downs of every relationship I’m afraid to care about a man I fear…

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I remember the times I was still a teenager, the heart full of dreams and expectations, the spirit less disturbed by the fears and uncertainty that were surrounding my peers. I already knew what I wanted to become and which ways would lead me faster to what I was aiming to become. I was taking each and every day as an opportunity to grow a better me and understand more of who I am. It was the…

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“World 2.0” This is how some of the eldest would define the environment in which current youth live in. Social networks occupy a huge place in the communication and relations among students on campus, they also play a role in the acquisition of knowledge but which place can Social Medias actually occupy in a university setup?   The fast growing technological industry have allowed more and more…

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South African Folk Dance The second largest and most populated continent in the world is nothing else than Africa. Indeed, as large and populous as it is, it contains valuable natural resources from oil to gas, as well as gold and diamonds, among others. However, Africa faces various challenges; from poverty to lack of free governance, the Black Continent knows which tools are necessary to…

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From Gaza to Washington, a unique sentence is in all mouths “terrorism is in Islam”. Indeed, since the foundation of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, a new era of jihadists and pure salafists has taken root in the Arab-Muslim world. They declared a deep war against the United States, the Kuwait, the Emirates, Saudi Arabia (the motto being that these Arab countries are the United States…

I never wanted to light another fire

It had been hurtful and tearful to give into someone

So, my only motion had become self-love

  I do remember the first times we met along the corridors

The beauty of your broad smile

The elegance of your deep-set eyes

The warmth of your hugs

The wisdom in your words

The strength of your body language

The radiance of your skin

The confidence of who you are

All these, spread all over my face

Made me stumble, faint, and fall again

As time went by, I thought you were my crush

I never figured out how much I would love you

From heaven to earth and from earth back to heaven

This is the true measure of the hole you’ve dug in my heart

You’ve broken down my insecurities

You’ve torn apart my fears

Thus, you were the hot potato in my circle

At the drop of a hat I’d value you an arm and a leg

But you have never been able to judge me by my cover

You have not been capable of seeing the blessing in disguise

Maybe I was a bigger dish  than you can eat

Or perhaps the best thing since sliced bread

But I bet we’d have made the best of both worlds

I hope that’s why we couldn’t beat around the bush

  Because I always wished I could hold your hand

Because I often prayed I could feel your breath

Because I sometimes hoped you could wrap me up

But, well, that was just barking up the wrong tree

As every cloud has a silver lining

As pain carries along teachings

And love brings smile and laughter to the soul

I will love you until the fire becomes ashes

Until the flower fades

And until the next season brings about sweet berries

Meanwhile, remember the shadows of my dress

The power of my weak words

And the warmhearted goodbye I’m giving you

Elvis has left the building, or perhaps should I say Michele Wilma has left the building.

Eating Disorders: Break the tabou

From nourishing our bodies to making social events and family reunions memorable through its satisfactory savor and delicious taste, food is at the center of most of the activities humankind is being involved in. However, the growth of the media industry has brought up new ways of seeing and appreciating food. Indeed, public personalities such as actresses, actors, comedians, singers, amongst…

We all wish we could wake up one day and live the life of our dreams with zero imperfections but I guess it’s gonna be possible only in heaven. We all wish we could just stand up at this very moment and finally make our dreams alive and stop concentrating on our fears. We all wish we could just turn around and live happily (and this forever) with the people we love and care about. But at the end…

Critical and analytical thinking is necessary in all situations. Make every word counts, Grow your own self, Be your tomorrow today. Michele Wilma.

The memories of our long night stands are still fresh in my mind The thoughts of you carrying me along the edge of the river are always present The passion in your lips remains a pure lullaby to my heart The need you felt made me feel like a woman The look in your eyes quenches my thirst to be loved As soft as limestone, your hands guide me to the lavish world I ever wanted You are my…

I found myself wandering in my thoughts, I locked myself up in this love So, why are you doing that to me?     I’ve been taking so many risks for that story to work out I’ve started to lie to each and everyone for you And you don’t dare to care. Sitting at the dining table, Realizing how much I’m always trying to please you And how much you still don’t even try to give it a smile I decided to…

Good evening world, I am writing from a lab in the heart of East Africa, or what the West calls The New York of Africa. Throughout the years, I’ve been writing to share my emotions, my feelings, my pains, my dreams, my aspirations, my love but as nothing in life is never planned, my dear, strong and beautiful mother passed… However, that’s a story for another day! Thus, I lost that drive, that…

Do you remember when you were a little child and you had fallen from your chair while jumping on it? It was your mother who used to rush to see what happened to you and if you were hurt.

Do you remember when you were in kindergarten and you wanted so badly that red sweet in the grocery shop? It was your mother who bought it from you when your dad had looked away.

Do you remember when you were in…

Dear dad, loving dad

Because I was too young to realize how much you loved me, I got mad at you once you were already dead. Such a shame! My feelings were hurt; tears down to my ears didn’t express my emotions as I wished to. I guess it was because I was feeling empty because of your departure…

  I remember that day when you called out that you wanted to see me and I opened that same door, which became mine years…