Africa

World Cup Tragedy Of South Africa

The urge in the beginning had been to entitle this piece “The Death of African Solidarity”. It took no time at all for me to...

South Africa: We Are All Victims

South Africa has pursued post-apartheid policies, the consequences of which we are seeing today. The country has a terrifying, soft underbelly which is now...

Manufacturers of Coups and Bandits   

Coups and bandits are all the rage these days. Just the other day, December 7 to be exact, there was the hot news that soldiers...

‘The Beautyful Ones are not yet Born’ in Them

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, by Ayi Kwei Armah of Ghana, is a book that deconstructs the personalities of Donald Trump and...

Between Brexit and ‘Borexit’

For the second time in the entire British history another 'iron lady' has taken office as the new Prime Minister, replacing David Cameron who...

WS@82: “Politically Correct Ideas vs. Cultural Openness”

WS, Your sundry hoary strands Stand as beacons To navigators cruising from all seafronts To the island of bliss, astuteness, scarred proficiencies and maneuvers that beat fulfillment without animosity, without lust with...

The Fujimori Syndrome

Alberto Fujimori was the popular former President of Peru for close to a decade. He came to power in 1990 and left in the...

After Brexit, Regrexit Is Plundering the Souls of Britons

Following the shockwaves that came with the exit of Britain from the European Union, the reality is coming home to roost in Britain. While...

The Existential Threat of Britain’s Exit of the European Union

The shockwaves, the existential threat and exhaustion of the exit of Britain from the European Union has caused financial markets great panic and concern....

Brexit: A Journey to the Unknown

The referendum on whether Britain should exit the European Union is imminent. Those clamoring for Britain's exit have not weighed the dire consequences of...

The Revolt of Mandela’s Grandchildren

South Africa is in the midst—some would say the very incipient stage—of a major political and cultural revolt. One of the most remarkable things...

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In a Way…It Happened This Monday

We meet to talk about things, we talk about the kind of things friends and lovers talk about: life and ideas and aspirations and fears and the light in our heart. You know, it is really easy to talk to someone you feel affection for...

Oil Has Stained Nigerian Economy, Grey!

At less than 1%, the share of manufacturing in Nigeria's exports is minuscule. Most industries are struggling to survive, with capacity utilization in manufacturing down from 64% in December 2007 to about 98% in the first half of 2008...

Education Disaster as Illiterate Graduates are Reported by NYSC

Nigeria education has once again suffered a bad blow...

Using Religion to Promote Greed and Terror

In Nigeria it is not only with the Christian religion that unscrupulous persons operate. They are there in Islam as well. Very well educated Muslims who got their education from the civilized world support an antiquated and cultural system that undermines the education of children, preferring to keep these children in perpetual ignorance as servants and yokels...

Nigeria Disbands Sports Team, Cameroon Banishes Beggars…

During these past several days, there were newsworthy events in Nigeria and the Cameroons, two events with national and international consequences, including adverse publicity for both nations with common borders...

2015: Another Chance to Clean Up the Mess

Due to purported security concerns and other technical challenges,...

The Small Things…

The policy challenges facing the United States were radically altered by the event of the 9/11, 2001...

On The Osun Forensic Controversy

What is happening with the forensic question in Osun State currently shows that this country needs to make haste to sanitize both the electoral process and the judiciary or else we are walking straight into the ways of Kenya...

A Rejoinder to Goodluck Jonathan: The Suspicion, The Resentment And The Consequences II

The Niger Delta is quite flux, and it is difficult to know from afar who is indeed a Freedom Fighter and who is not...

The Homosexual I Know

What this piece calls for is a bit of humanity; the humanity in us that will break the dark covering of violent intolerance of homosexuals in Africa. Homosexuality should not be a taboo subject. It should be out in the open...