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In the Yoruba language, there is no goodbye. “Ó dàbọ̀,” which is what stands for the idea of goodbye, actually is the very opposite of goodbye. Why? Because “Ó dàbọ̀” does not say that you are leaving. Rather, as you ...

by Pepe Escobar for PressTV, cross-posted with the author’s permission The self-appointed Davos “elites” are afraid. So afraid. At this week’s World Economic Forum meetings, mastermind Klaus Schwab – displaying his trademark Bond villain act – carped over and over again about a ...

by Pepe Escobar, first published at The Cradle, reposted here with the author’s permission The adoption of commodity-backed currencies by the Global South could upend the US dollar’s dominance and level the playing field in international trade. Let’s start with three ...

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Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog Shadows are falling / And I’ve been here all day / It’s too hot to sleep / And time is running away / Feel like my soul / has turned into steel /I’ve still ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, recorded 19 successful bids as the curtain was drawn on the sales of forfeited landed properties, in Abuja. The properties, located in different parts of the country, were forfeited to the federal ...

“Iya Oyo!” I hailed. “Baba Oyo told me this story about Orí, and it doesn’t make any sense to me whatsoever.” “What story?” she asked. “Is it from his Bible? There are lots of incredulous stories in that book of ...

The Chinese bride, just like the Yoruba bride, must prove on the night of the wedding that she has not dishonored the family. What happens between the Yoruba and the Chinese on the night of the wedding? Let’s call the ...

Ajé is the Yoruba divinity of abundance. It is the divinity of money. I flunked my first Ajé test. I passed subsequent ones, but I flunked the first at age 5. My mother said, “Moyo, go into my handbag. You’ll ...