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 Pushback Begins: Why Sahel Nations Are Quietly Ganging Up Against Nigeria

Tensions in West Africa have taken a dramatic turn as Niger Republic introduced systematic inspections for goods coming from Nigeria, particularly “miscellaneous items,” at...

Sovereignty For Export, Security For Debate: Nigeria’s Benin Intervention And The Question It Raises At Home

Nigeria’s rapid military intervention in Benin Republic during the alleged coup attempt of December 7, 2025 has drawn both praise and scrutiny, reopening an...

ECOWAS at 50: Celebrating Decades of Regional Integration

As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), it is imperative to reflect on both our past...

Strengthening Democracy in West Africa: The Regional Partnership for Democracy

The Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD) represents a timely and essential initiative in the pursuit of inclusive, accountable, and resilient political systems across West...

Dollar Well and Five-Gallon Rubber: West Africa and Global Currency Hierarchy

by Mohamed Gibril Sesay In today’s global economy, financial strength isn’t just measured in production output or trade flows. It’s built on trust on whether...

Africa: Still Chained by A Mentality of Servitude

Why do African leaders bow so low when standing next to Western politicians? Why do they extend their hands like beggars, waiting for aid...

Rwanda’s Zero Fleet Policy – Why Can’t The Rest Of Africa Follow Suit?

Imagine a country where ministers don’t move around in convoys of armored SUVs, don’t live in taxpayer-funded mansions, and don’t enjoy a battalion of...

Seeking Local Sustainable Funding Source for Development Work in Nigeria

by Innocent Edemhanria President Donald Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the USAID have got many worried about the impacts on Africa and Nigeria in particular....

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Shall We Dance Yet Again?

A wife gets home to her home in Iyana Ipaja, and makes to prepare a special meal of white rice with fresh fish stew for her husband. It is their wedding anniversary! She has even bought a bottle of red wine. Soon he comes in looking positively shattered…he has just been fired...

Suleiman Abba’s Opportunity

At the beginning of August, President Goodluck Jonathan appointed Suleiman Abba as Nigeria’s new Inspector General of Police. On the day of his formal investiture as police henchman, Mr. Abba promised to bring a new intensity to the fight against crime...

Prosperity, Eternity: Essence of Prosperity

We must say it here that anything God gives to His Church is primarily for the expansion of His Kingdom. Nothing is more in the heart of God than the expansion of His Kingdom on earth...

The Nigerian Energy Conundrum (1)

With $16bn spent on Power Generation, one would expect that Nigeria’s power problems should have all but disappeared. With all due respect to Obasanjo and his PDP regime – you have failed Nigerians. This is what I will have done with $16bn...

Gaza: As Israel Hammers Hamas

Surrounded, border-wise, by hostile neighbouring countries whose extremist wings ceaselessly denounce 'Zionism' Israel is proudly exercising her natural rights of existence...

Who Said Our Leaders Are Corrupt?

To date, our leaders determinedly continue to trivialize the madness of financial misappropriation and the long-term harm and hurt it unleashes on the destiny of Nigeria.  This wild-fire menace and monstrous cascade continues unhindered...

Orji Uzor Kalu And Aba, The City Of Dung

Aba is a phenomenal city, one of the most popular in contemporary Nigeria. But the quality of life the average Aba resident is subjected to due to the crass dereliction of duty exemplified by the present government of Governor Orji Uzor Kalu is worrisome...

Politicians as Nigeria’s Biggest Headache

Now, let’s face it. Despite all the empty (and,...

Why I Question Issues

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When Defenders Become Tinubu’s Biggest Demarketers

In political communication, one of the greatest dangers a...