Emeka Chiakwelu

Emeka Chiakwelu is the Principal Policy Strategist at Afripol Organization. Africa Political and Economic Strategic Center (Afripol) is foremost a public policy center whose fundamental objective is to broaden the parameters of public policy debates in Africa. To advocate, promote and encourage free enterprise, democracy, sustainable green environment, human rights, conflict resolutions, transparency and probity in Africa. http://afripol.org.  strategist@afripol.org
Africa

Mitt Romney Policy on Africa Needs Specificity

Emeka Chiakwelu -
The contemporary Africa is not your grandfather’s Africa.  Many countries in Africa including Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and others are now classified as emerging economies. While the rest of world are mired in recession and anemic economic growth, Africa economy has been growing...
Business & Economy

Nigeria 5,000 Naira note: What is Central Bank of Nigeria thinking?

Emeka Chiakwelu -
How long will it take Nigerian policy makers to come out from their self imposed bubble and comprehend that the policy decision they make can have adverse consequences?
Business & Economy

Otedola's Zenon: Strategic Opportunities and Investments

Emeka Chiakwelu -
Femi Otedola has taken Zenon Petroleum and Gas to its greater heights in the area of petroleum products marketing and distribution. As the president and chief executive officer, he has accomplished the tremendous task of making Zenon a household name in Nigeria and beyond...
Africa

Hillary Clinton in Africa: Safari or Policy driven Trip?

Emeka Chiakwelu -
If you have not heard, Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of States was in Senegal on her official 11-day African trip that will take her to Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Ghana...
Nigeria Matters

Obasanjo and Babangida: Re-enforcing Peace with Joint statement

Emeka Chiakwelu -
Nigeria is in a delicate trajectory point but has not reached what physicist calls an "Escape velocity" which literally means a point of no return. Not yet! Nigeria can be salvaged, even made whole again when patriots and lovers of stability vow to restore the country to her lost glory of 1970s and early 80s...
Africa

President Mohamed Morsi and Egypt: A future full of uncertainties and Opportunities

Emeka Chiakwelu -
After all is said and done, Mohamed Morsi has finally been sworn in as the first democratically elected president of Islamic Egypt...
Nigeria Matters

Governor Peter Obi and El Rufai: In Defense of Anambra Integrity

Emeka Chiakwelu -
Nasir El Rufai, in his most recent article on Peter Obi and Anambra State, did not provide us with credible references or scholarly sources that validate the statistics he utilized. However, it was not difficult to find out his source which is the National Bureau of Statistics...
Africa

Obama, Clinton and Democratic Party – A House divided cannot stand

Emeka Chiakwelu -
It is beginning to look like a child's game but this is a serious business. President Obama and his reelection team have a formidable fight in their hands as they put together the strategies to defeat presumed Republican Party candidate Mitt Romney...
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