We at The CIHA Blog join the world in our sadness to hear of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s death. Madiba’s life embodied all types of struggle for justice, and we believe that humanitarianism requires justice. Following are selected reflections from across the continent and the U.S.:
His Day is Done – a Poem for Mandela
by Maya Angelou
To Call Mandela a Saint is to Dishonour His Memory
by Pierre de Vos in The Daily Maverick
What Mandela Was to Me
by Kofi Adoli in MyJoyOnline.com (Ghana)
Nelson Mandela Is Irreplaceable – Dr. Gebe
by Adwoa Gyasiwaa in MyJoyOnline.com (Ghana)
Mandela Taught Africa to Forgive
by John Dramani Mahami in PeaceFMOnline.com (Ghana)
1962–1991 – Flash-back sur les visites de Mandela à Dakar
par Seneweb News (Sénégal)
Nelson Mandela’s Epitaph, in His Own Words
by Dave Gilson in Mother Jones
The Island
by Teju Cole in New Inquiry
Mandela the Radical
by Simon Hooper in Al Jazeera
How Mandela Changed African Politics
by Charles Ellison in The Root
Six Things Nelson Mandela Believed that Most People Won’t Talk About
by Aviva Shen and Judd Legum in Think Progress