African Perspectives
Sunday Afternoons at 4PM
Celebrating 27 years of broadcasts on WUGA, African Perspectives examines current issues in Africa and celebrates African music and culture. The series also focuses on Africans living in Georgia and the Southeast and provides information about African-related activities on the University of Georgia campus. Host Akinloye Ojo is a native of Nigeria and a Ph.D. in linguistics.
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Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.
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Across Africa, rites of passage are considered basic and essential for social development and wellbeing.
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Many oral dominated African cultures transfer knowledge mostly by word of mouth.
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As they say in Chichewa in Malawi, a mother is still a mother, though her legs be small.
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Education is a powerful driver of socioeconomic change, so graduations are huge across Africa.
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In Africa and across the world, May 1 is International Labor Day.
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The music of two African legends served us well at the onset of the show in the late 1990s.
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Spring is blooming, not only in our area but in parts of Africa.
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It’s Easter, and the UGA African Student Union prepares for Africa Night on Saturday, April 11 at the Athens Classic Center.
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Every quarter, we set aside a show to appreciate the support of our listeners.