Blackman Ngoro

Africans, around the world, continue to moan, rightfully or wrongly that they are either unfairly treated by the Western media or simply ignored. Certainly, the principle of access to fair representation in the media should be universally recognized, particularly when production and reproduction of negative representations violates the dignity of a people.

The pro-Pyongyang group Chongryun, met Saturday in central Tokyo's Hibiya Park to mark the 88th anniversary of a major uprising against Japanese occupation of the Korean Pensinsula in 1919. (Police, right, were there to keep the peace) (words and pics by Blackman Ngoro)

The world was witnessing what Doudou Diene (centre), United Nations special rapporteur called the democratization and banalization of racism in developed countries as extreme right wing political parties now run governments or control government policy.

Garikai Masara A Ticad civil society white paper for 2005/2006 is clear that mariginalization of Africa with the Japanese government and lack of sufficient media attention on the work of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development has left ordinary Japanese and African people without  a vivid picture of what its all about.

Ishihara's  statements against Africans erode gains against international racism In Tokyo Nigerians have been singled out in Japanese reporting on crime by foreigners involved in such mindless crimes as breaking into cars and involved in fraud. But the ominous aspect is that in Japan as elsewhere they are reported, as the undesirable face of Africans.

Blackman Ngoro The dean of African Ambassadors in Tokyo Salah Hannachi (right) told OAAN that while African countries appreciate the assistance they are getting from Tokyo they are hoping for more and more strategic Japanese ODA and as well as business investments.