The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Thursday November 17th, 2022 – World Philosophy Day
By celebrating World Philosophy Day each year, on the third Thursday of November, UNESCO underlines the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each individual. UNESCO has always been closely linked to philosophy, not speculative or normative philosophy, but critical questioning which enables it to give meaning to life and action in the international context.
Obasanjo’s Peace deal in War-Torn Ethiopia by Kola King
African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s unique role as a peacemaker has been further cemented with the peace deal he secured as the AU envoy for Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis. Obasanjo is the chief mediator between the Ethiopian government and Tigray’s People’s Liberation Front. Other members of the AU mediation team include former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Deputy President of South Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
Indeed, Obasanjo has shown by his commitment and dedication to peace in Africa and beyond that, there’s life after the presidency. He has been busy ever since he relinquished power in 2007. He has served as a troubleshooter for both the United Nations and the African Union. Obasanjo’s numerous efforts towards brokering peace in conflict zones in Africa and other parts of the world qualify him as a global ambassador for peace. In a word, he’s a soldier of peace.
As it happens, Obasanjo got the two warring sides to sign the peace agreement in South Africa on Wednesday, November 2
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Georgia O’Keefe’s Taos #poem by George Cassidy Payne
“is time
collecting
prints on
the thumbs
of sage
smudged hills.”
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Always something; the family edition #48 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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