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Abdulrazaq Magaji
2013-02-20, Issue 617
The southern African nation is now peaceful and petro-dollars are pouring in. Yet the greatest beneficiaries are the United States, Great Britain and Portugal, the evil triad that laboured in vain to abort the Angolan dream
Two years later uprisings continue in Tunisia and Egypt
Neo-colonialism and the struggle for genuine democracy and national unity
Abayomi Azikiwe
2013-02-20, Issue 617
The current struggles in Egypt and Tunisia must take into account the historical lessons of imperialist intervention and destabilization to create the conditions for genuine political and economic independence
How Bishop Niringiye’s anticorruption crusade landed him in captivity
Vincent Nuwagaba
2013-02-14, Issue 616
The Ugandan government has been in the news recently over cases of grand corruption. There is a widely publicised campaign by civil society to clean up government. But what many may not know is that sections of civil are themselves not so clean
Between the lines of Obama’s message to Kenyans
Nathan Wangusi
2013-02-14, Issue 616
Obama’s message to Kenyans centred on the upcoming elections was received well by politicians on the campaign trail. But what many seem to have missed is the fact that the message was loaded with conditional political promises that isolated a particular candidate
West is taking people for imbeciles
Belgian MP stands up against war in Mali and exposes neo-colonial plot
Laurent Louis
2013-02-04, Issue 615
In this candid and charged speech to parliament, the Belgian MP condemns the West’s growing military interventions and regime destabilization under the pretext of preventive war on terror. The real agenda is capitalist plunder.
The Taliban of Timbuktu
Karima Bennoune
2013-02-04, Issue 615
The war in Mali is not just about preventing terrorism; it’s a fight to defend a secular, tolerant society
Why the fight in Mali is needed
Stefan Simanowitz
2013-02-04, Issue 615
Following disastrous occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq, there is public anxiety around British military involvement in Mali. Concerns centre not just on the dangers and cost but also on possible ulterior motives and potential unintended consequences.
African regional organizations: Contributions to the debate on re-positioning
Jeggan C. Senghor
2013-02-04, Issue 615
Numerous initiatives have been set up to catalyse development in Africa over the decades. One of the oldest is the Economic Commission for Africa established by the UN over 50 years. There is hardly any evidence of ECA’s impact. It needs revamping.
Nigerian politicians and the craze for recognition
Uche Igwe
2013-02-04, Issue 615
Why are Nigerian politicians so obsessed with awards when most of them have nothing to show in terms of quality service delivery to the citizens who elected them?
Why President Biya’s Vision 2035 is a pipedream
Samba Tata
2013-02-04, Issue 615
In slightly over two decades, Cameroon is supposed to be an emerging economy with a vastly better quality of life for all citizens. But at present the government is not doing the right things to achieve that goal.
France’s just war in Mali
Food for thought for Francophobes and opponents of the FrançAfrique?
Afrooptimist
2013-01-24, Issue 614
When a country desperately calls for help to regain its territorial integrity finds a helping hand not in its neighbouring countries but in France, what does this say about the progress of pan-Africanism? What message does it send to young generations of Africans looking for models?
Africa’s responsibility to protect
Sankara Kamara
2013-01-24, Issue 614
The crisis in Mali has once again revealed that African unity is the only means to build the economic, political and military institutions needed to solve problems on the continent
US recognition a walker for united Somalia
Mohamud M Uluso
2013-01-24, Issue 614
The US diplomatic recognition of the government is an important step in the ongoing restoration of the country and gives hope to millions of Somalis languishing in refugees camps in the neighboring countries or in internally displaced people camps
Swaziland elections predicted to be ‘a fraud’
Richard Rooney
2013-01-24, Issue 614
As Swaziland prepares for elections this year, international expectation is that the process will be a mockery of democracy in the kingdom where King Mswati has the sole say
Boko Haram: Last gasps of a killer group
Abdulrazaq Magaji
2013-01-24, Issue 614
Over the years, Nigerian forces seem to have succeeded in containing Boko Haram terror group. In disarray and having realised they cannot win their war, the group has grown desperate and resorted to attacks on traditional rulers to try and rally locals
Honor Dr. King by rejecting Obama phenomenon
Ajamu Baraka
2013-01-24, Issue 614
On a number of occasions Martin Luther King Jr condemned the violence, warmongering and colonialism of the U.S. But Obama’s position is that, historically, U.S. military actions have provided global security.
Don’t you dare conflate MLK and Obama
Glen Ford
2013-01-24, Issue 614
If Dr. King were alive today, there might be a Black president, but he or she would certainly not get MLK’s support if he behaved like Barack Obama. Dr. King would oppose Obama’s wars, “make Wall Street scream, and attempt to render the nation ungovernable under the dictatorship of the Lords of Capital.”
Elections 2012: Ghana on the path to deepening its democracy
K. Owusu-Ampomah
2013-01-17, Issue 613
The recent elections point to the increasing legitimation of liberal democracy and suggest a political culture that seems to reiterate Nkrumah’s belief that “the black man is capable of managing his own affairs”
Ethiopia: A time to heal, a time to reconcile
Alemayehu G Mariam
2013-01-17, Issue 613
Evidence on the hate crime committed at Addis Ababa University does not point an accusatory finger at students but at an invisible hand, possibly the State. The time has come for Ethiopian youth to lead in national healing
What went wrong? Lessons from Malawi’s food crisis
Autocracy and aid dependency killed an agriculture success story
Masimba Tafirenyika
2013-01-17, Issue 613
Malawi has gone from bountiful maize crops to renewed uncertainty: Strong, democratic leadership and sound policies are essential for ensuring food security
Nigeria: Jonathan, two bishops and the rest
Uche Igwe
2013-01-17, Issue 613
Nigerians are getting increasingly disappointed by President Jonathan’s uninspiring record. Religious leaders could play a greater role in pushing him and other politicians to dutifully discharge the mandate given by the electorate
War on terror Kenya style
Abdul Ghelleh
2013-01-17, Issue 613
Besides the bitter political infighting, endemic culture of corruption and the ever-present fear of more tribal and political violence during the upcoming March 4 elections, Kenya’s war on terror has hurt many innocent people
World Bank role in Namibian education crisis
Shaun Whittaker
2013-01-17, Issue 613
Namibia has scrapped primary school fees, a stark rejection of the World Bank’s neo-liberal fundamentalist education model imposed on the country, which denied many their basic right and resulted in vast social disparities
Beyond Chimamanda and the ‘Rumu’-‘Umu’ controversy
Okachikwu Dibia
2013-01-17, Issue 613
Research on Ikwerre origin does not suggest they are Igbo. But a long lopsided relationship with Igbo led to the loss of Ikwerre identity. They have suffered all kinds of humiliation and marginalization within the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Could there be exceptions to inviolability of diplomatic immunity?
Munyonzwe Hamalengwa
2013-01-17, Issue 613
International law protects the inviolability of the integrity and dignity of diplomatic agents and this extends to the property and premises of diplomatic missions. But could there be any exceptions to the inviolability in international law of diplomatic immunity? Should there be?
Americans and King’s holiday: A historical overview
Yvette Marie Alex-Assensoh and A.B. Assensoh
2013-01-17, Issue 613
King’s holiday will be celebrated in America next Monday. It is an opportunity for everyone to remember the revered civil rights crusader’s contribution not just to the liberation of African Americans but all oppressed black people in the world
Tim Scott to the U.S. Senate: Big Deal or much ado about nothing?
Judson L. Jeffries
2013-01-17, Issue 613
Until Scott actually campaigns for the office and is elected, any definitive proclamation regarding his recent good fortunate should be tempered
From Marikana to Maritzburg: Our country is disgracing itself
Unemployed People’s Movement
2013-01-09, Issue 612
It is an outrage that people who are desperate for jobs were treated in such an inhuman manner. If the apartheid government had done that it would have been an international scandal provoking protests around the world
What’s all this Malarkey about Obama owing Clinton?
Judson L. Jeffries
2013-01-09, Issue 612
The notion that Obama owes his second term to Bill Clinton’s support raises the following question: does every Black success story require a White savior?
Somalia: Justice and reconciliation casualty of clan morass
Mohamud M Uluso
2013-01-09, Issue 612
The disintegration of Somalia into feuding armed clans, some headed by warlords, still remains the biggest problem in rebuilding the nation
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