About Author: Elly Odhiambo

Description: Elly is a Northern Ireland-based writer and researcher with extensive international experience. His portfolio includes political commentaries in the Londonderry Sentinel and Kenyan newspapers such as The Daily Nation and East African Standard.

Posts by Elly Odhiambo

Racism in Ireland: it’s official!

Posted on November 24, 2011 | No Comments
The anti-racism lobby in Ireland is angry with comments made by a local politician Darren Scully, a councillor, former mayor and...
Continue Reading...
Gadhafi’s demise and the future of Africa

Posted on October 23, 2011 | No Comments
The counter revolution of Muammar Gadhafi’s Green Revolution that begun in February 2011 has almost finally come to a close. As...
Continue Reading...
Starkey is wrong to blame troubles in England on black culture

Posted on August 13, 2011 | 4 Comments
The recent social disturbances in English Cities has been fallaciously described by the ultra-conservative historian Dr David Starkey as a case of
Continue Reading...
Glossing over Africa’s image

Posted on May 17, 2011 | No Comments
There is a growing tide of activities taking place in Northern Ireland which aim to project a new image of Africa....
Continue Reading...
Job insecurity and prejudice forcing Africans to leave Northern Ireland

Posted on April 11, 2011 | No Comments
Recent reports in the media have indicated that there are a growing number of African people returning to their motherland from...
Continue Reading...
Africa’s Third Liberation is underway

Posted on March 21, 2011 | No Comments
Africans, the general masses, the youth, intelligentsia, opposition politicians, religious leaders, students, and trade unionists have finally woken up from the...
Continue Reading...
Black, Jewish and second class

Posted on February 16, 2011 | No Comments
Are Falasha Jews still treated purely as the black ‘other’ and therefore racially insignificant in the Jewish Nation? For just under...
Continue Reading...
Surviving Auschwitz and chocolate slavery discussed at Holocaust Memorial event

Posted on February 13, 2011 | No Comments
On January 27 2011, schools and colleges in Northern Ireland marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a variety of events. In Derry’s Tower
Continue Reading...
Employment figures, migrants and unrelenting tabloids

Posted on January 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Daily Express is keeping up with its reputation of almost lampooning migrants as a sport. The latest onslaught came this...
Continue Reading...
Should Africa Dump Agriculture for the Sake of Peace and Stability?

Posted on January 1, 2011 | No Comments
2011: UN Int’l Year for People of African Descent. A key component in addressing some of Africa’s recurring national problems is...
Continue Reading...