Ornella Moderan

Program Head, Institute for Security Studies

Senegal

iss@issafrica.org

Orapeleng Modutle

Designer, Orapeleng Modutle Style Avenue

Fashion

‍hautefashionafrica.com/designer/orapeleng-modutle-style-avenue/

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

NGO  

London, UK  

Contact:‍

mo.ibrahim.foundation

Description:

An NGO promoting good governance and leadership in Africa. It was founded by Anglo-Egyptian business mogul Mo Ibrahim.

Mokoomba  Band

Musical group/band (Afro pop, funk, pop, reggae)

Zimbawbe

mokoomba.band

youtube.com/watch?v=Ev5UXJpUTpY

Molenaar, Fransje, Jonathan Tossell, Anna Schmauder, Rahmane Idrissa, and Rida Lyammouri. "The Status Quo Defied: The legitimacy of traditional authorities in areas of limited statehood in Mali, Niger and Libya”. CRU report. Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ (2019).                                                                                                  

This study compared traditional authorities in the border regions of Mali, Libya and Niger where the presence of the state is limited, contributing to the state of violent extremist activities in such regions. Traditional authorities are often the only authority structures present in regions threatened by (radical) armed groups, which have shown the ability to capitalize on local fault lines that are often linked to conflicts over access to natural resources. In the Niger example, this tension is compounded by the fact that national political elites have meddled in the creation and nomination of traditional authorities to further their own political agendas thereby undermining communities’ perception of Traditional authorities as neutral governance actors. They have been able to adapt to life under armed governance. For example, the study found out that in Mali, traditional authorities have allied themselves to armed groups either as a way to protect their position against new armed contenders or as a necessary step to ensure their own security and ability to govern. These alliances have weakened Traditional authorities’ ability to engage in conflict mediation.

Precious Moloi-Motsepe

Entrepreneur, African Fashion International

Sector: Fashion

cpl.hks.harvard.edu/people/precious-moloi-motsepe

Monson, Ingrid T. The African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective. London: Routledge, 2003.

The African Diaspora presents musical case studies from various regions of the African diaspora, including Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe, that engage with broader interdisciplinary discussions about race, gender, politics, nationalism, and music.

[Source: Book Description by publisher].

Moolla, F. Fiona. Reading Nuruddin Farah: The Individual, the Novel & the Idea of Home. Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2014.

Moolla examines his writing within the framework of Somali society and culture, Islamic traditions and political contexts, all of which are central themes in his work. She also addresses Farah's engagement with women's lives - his female characters and identities being at the heart of, rather than peripheral, to his stories - something that has distinguished him from many other male African writers. The book finally suggests that through his literary negotiation of the central contradiction of modern identity, Farah comes close to constituting a subject who no longer is transcendentally 'homeless' but finds a home 'everywhere' - a fitting project for a writer who has been in exile for the greater part of his life.

[Source:https://boydellandbrewer.com].