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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Tanzanian publishing house Mkuki na Nyota, a student of the Minor African Dynamics interviewed the publisher, Walter Bgoya, a key personality in African publishing. Mr Bgoya is outspoken about the importance of printed books for education, and about the language of instruction: 'To believe that English, French and Portuguese are the languages through which knowledge will be transmitted to the majority of our people is a colonial hangover.' Read the interview in the Minor African Dynamics Students' Blog!

Black Minds Matter tells the story of one of the most outspoken clerics of Africa, Emmanuel Milingo, who was Archbishop of Lusaka from 1969 to 1983. Milingo became widely known for his healing ministry, which was rooted in African spiritual ideas. This brought him into years of conflict with the dominant powers in the Catholic Church, and eventually led to his excommunication in 2006. Black Minds Matter was written by Gerrie ter Haar, emeritus Professor of Religion and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam.