Africa & Beyond

The basic universal principles embedded in democracy, as laudable as they are, are pitiably lacking in Africa. To be candid, the idea that democracy is foreign to Africa, is laughable …

The Israeli paper Maariv obtains the note Obama left at the Western Wall in Jerusalem and puts a photograph of it on its front page. The handwriting, beneath the letterhead …

To those folks who see some heroism in the weird rapper 50 Cent and his pedestrian ‘get rich quick or die trying’ philosophy America is home of opportunities, raw guts, …

It is one thing to live in the shadow of the Americans after the sun set on the Union Jack only to shine on the star spangled banner. How does …

In a previous essay, I proposed five steps Africans must take in order to retake and save their continent from squalor, poverty and hopelessness. The primary aim of these essay …

Watching Jumanji reminds me of Africa. Hoping for the best, rolling the dice every which way expecting a certain outcome, but more often than not, a Pandora’s Box seems to …

Americans have realized to their chagrin how vain it is to use military might to fight an ideology. Like spiritual warfare, the ideological war of terrorism is fought beyond the …

Asking the AU to do anything about Mugabe would be like asking a band of thieves to repent, forsake their ways and become saints. It is not going to happen …

The former South African President Nelson Mandela is a living legend from all indications. Mandela has attained, even in his lifetime, the status of an icon, a world sage…

It is impossible to tell, with any degree of certainty, how Africa would have turned out without slavery and colonialism. All we can do is guess, make conjectures…

There are commentators who believe it is impossible to understand Africa without having a deep understanding of the suffering and calamities wrought by slavery and colonialism…

It is important that as Obama barracks to the presidency, that he remembers the key factors that will determine his success or otherwise in the race. It is thus important …

The media must think the members of the listening public are a bunch of morons. When will the media circus get it that we have stopped buying their bunk?

I have observed that if an American politician desires to excel at the polls he must never thread on the  path of gun ban debates, especially if he’s seeking votes …

While there is much to be admired about Mugabe, there is unfortunately, much also about him that is to be despised. Like many other leaders of the ‘sit-tight’ variety, he …

Reports indicate that food prices have increased the world over by 83%, and these have led to several protests around the globe by consumer advocates…