Category Archives: Africa

What is Going On in Nigeria?

What in the world is going on in Nigeria? It’s been one terrible news after the other. First, I received this really, really gruesome pictures of the utmost display of human brutality. Armed bandits stopped a bus full of travelers … Continue reading

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Another Intelligence Screw Up

“We will not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values that we cherish as Americans, because great and proud nations don’t hunker down and hide behind walls of suspicion and mistrust. That is … Continue reading

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Democracy in Africa: The Case of Angola

In a continent that has seen its fair share of international, regional, local and tribal wars, the news coming out of Angola is refreshing. That a country which, until recent times, was enmeshed in a long-running civil war could hold … Continue reading

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Growth, Stability and Democracy in Nigeria – Part 1

Our enemies are the political profiteers, swindlers, the men in high and low places who seek bribes and demand ten percent, those that seek to keep the country divided permanently so that they can remain in office as ministers and … Continue reading

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The African Leviathan

There is agreement across ideological divides that the state in Africa has done so much damage to the idea of nation building. In fact, the political landscape of Africa is littered with the unfortunate relics of broken dreams, broken promises, … Continue reading

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