Most observers of the macabre dance of tears, sweat, and blood currently playing out in Ukraine, blame Russia for sparking off the enervating conflict. For these genuinely concerned individuals, who…
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Africa & Beyond
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Last week, Zambians elected a new President in a historic vote. Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won by a landslide against the incumbent, Edgar Lungu, who was seeking a second term. The…
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The recent statement by former American envoy to Nigeria John Campbell that it is unlikely for Nigeria to get technical and financial support from the U.S. in its desperate effort…
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Writing in the December 2019 edition of the Atlantic, under the title of “How America Ends: A tectonic demographic shift is under way. Can the country hold together?” Yoni Appelbaum,…
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“Those wanting secession, and restructuring of Nigeria, are dangerously naive”. -Muhammadu Buhari Nigerians screamed in disquiet, as a chicken ravenously pecked a mound of shit. Little did we know that,…
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The gap in life expectancy between the average Africans and their leaders is indisputably wide. African leaders have better medical care, besides being insulated from the vicissitudes of poverty, ignorance,…
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They no longer make women like my very own Auntie Ngozi. No, I have to be more precise: they no longer make men and women like Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,…
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Things have fallen apart completely in Nigeria. Nothing has made many Nigerians lose faith in Nigeria more than the impunity reigning in Nigeria since General Muhammadu Buhari ascended to power…
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It is not enough for us to assume the importance of elections to representative governments. If we say elections are one of democracy’s defining characteristics in that they confer legitimacy…
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Not many things are as difficult to parse – and manifold in their aspects – as democracy. When melded with such concepts as representational and constitutional government, democracy becomes a…
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Though often used interchangeably, a protest is different from a riot. Whereas a protest is a nonviolent expression of dissent or disapproval or displeasure, a riot is an assemblage of…
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Africa has had very tragic intercourse with the world outside its borders. The continent was, for instance, besieged from the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian and Atlantic Oceans and from several…
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A CONCERNED LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP (On the Travel Ban) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500 The USA. Dear President Trump, “We will not relent in our unconditional love…
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Prior to the wanton killing of Nigerians living in South Africa by South Africans, Nigeria used to have two aliases among Africans: one was big brother and giant of Africa.…
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We have heard of African writers dying in poverty. I do not expect they should be leaving any luxuries behind but just a dignified living they deserved. Said to be…
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Africans in Diaspora sent home about 40 billion Dollars last year. What do Africans do with all this money? How much of this money goes into research in Mathematics, Science, …