AGRIPPAH ODHIAMBO

Official Ambivalence One would imagine that, following Vatican II [1962-‘5], Medellin [1968], and the great Social encyclicals from Popes John XIII to John Paul II, the Church now has a clear mandate to be involved in the promotion of justice in civil society. But there is ambivalence. On the one hand, the Church’s official teaching at the highest level calls for a restructuring of the international economic order [Populorum Progressio, nos. 57-60]; it proclaims that working for justice and the transformation of society is “a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel” [Justice in the World, no. 6] On the other hand, there is a glaring gap between the official teaching and the actual practice of the Church and its official leaders. What is done in practice tends to become the acceptable teaching and the official teaching become more and more like rhetoric: unrealistic, incredible and (for many) honoured ‘more in the breach than in the observance’(S

Africa is and has always been the best continent on earth.Africa has a large quantity of natural resources including Diamonds,salt,gold,iron,cobalt,Uranium,copper,bauxite,silver,petroleum and Cocoa beans,but also woods and tropical fruits.All these natural resources can be exploited by African themselves but as at now,they are being exploited by the West and Africans do not gain much in return.If Africans were to utilize these resources on their own,the continent would have been much far in terms of development than it is now. The problem with Africans is laziness,corruption and over reliance on donor funding and with due respect to these institutions,it is DFID,USAid among others which are none African Institutions.Africans will never go anywhere as long as we depend on friends of goodwill whose names we keep on changing from time to time e.g donors,development partners e.t.c. As I write this article,Sub-Saharan Africa is grappling with record level of displacement and hunger due

Terrorism: The word terrorism comes from the Reign of Terror instigated by Mammalian Robespierre in 1793, following the French revolution.Robespierre, one of twelve heads of the new state, had enemies of the revolution killed, and installed a dictatorship to stabilize the country. He justified his methods as a necessary in the transformation of the monarchy to a liberal democracy: He said that, “Subdue by terror the enemies of liberty, and you will be right, as founders of the Republic” His sentiment laid the foundations for modern terrorists, who believe violence will usher in a better system. Terrorism has been defined by different people as indicated below: “This is unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government or its citizens to further certain political or social objectives.” (Source: FBI) “Criminal act, including against civilians, committed with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury or taking of