Opinion
The Moving Cheese: Why Africa Must Cure Its Addiction to External Saviors
By Wafula Okumu* In 1998, Spencer Johnson published a slim, allegorical book titled Who Moved My Cheese? It tells the story of two mice and two “littlepeople” navigating a maze…
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Boko Haram: The American option
By Ladi Thompson* Every right-thinking Nigerian would welcome the broad suggestion made by the United States Ambassador, Mr. Terence McCulley…
The new scramble for Africa
By Bukar Usman* “THE scramble for Africa” has been a continuous project since the era of the slave trade, although…
Africa: Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organisation
By Adam Robert Green*, History has cast a long shadow over Africa's trade performance, argues Pascal Lamy, director-general of the…
Obama on Africa: Speak nicely and use good spy planes
New US Africa strategy emphasizes economic development while covertly the military gathers intelligence. By Andrew Meldrum* BOSTON — US President…
One Year of Nigeria’s Goodluck: Nigerian Democracy Is Stable and the Future Bright Says Jonathan
Fellow Nigerians, 1. One year ago, I was privileged to stand before you, to take the oath of office as…
“Nigeria, One Year After Elections”
-World needs strong, vibrant and growing Nigeria By Johnnie Carson* A year ago today, Nigerians began casting ballots in the first…
U.S. Efforts To Counter the Lord’s Resistance Army
By Johnie Carson* Let me first thank the U.S. Institute of Peace for having me back, and for organizing this…
Francophone Africa: When defense Agreement means trade monopoly
By Mamadou Koulibaly* On January 25th, the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara made a state visit to France. During this extraordinarily…