Posts Tagged ‘ Democracy ’

The reality of aid… is that it continues to fail to promote human development for the eradication of poverty based on the core values of human rights, democracy, gender equality and environmental sustainability. This is despite the appearance of progress in the form of high-profile debt cancellations, new aid pledges, and the signing of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness – Caterina Amicucci
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For the first time in the history of elections in the United States of America, we have two candidates who have been found to have abused their powers, violated ethics rules and lied to the American people about their unconscionable actions. Senator John McCain have the unenviable honor of being America’s most unethical presidential...
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The recent news that once again the Bush administration plans to announce a $1 billion package of aid to help rebuild another country, this time, Georgia after its rout by Russian forces last month, is yet again a demonstration that the Bush administration is clueless about the use of economic power in foreign affairs....
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Election years, to me brings out some of the contradictions in American civil society. In a country that is one of the freest in the world, we are, ironically, the most censored. Censored, not by the government, but by ourselves. The U.S. seems to be the most self-policing country in the world. Some of...
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It was the late Nigerian Musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who used that term a long time ago. After almost sixty years of political “independence”, it is indeed a testament to his foresight that Africa, today, boasts a handsome resume of Vagabonds In Power – a plethora of idiots, fools, thieves and murderers – masquerading...
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While the world is in a tizzy about Zimbabwe, another dictator is being feted by the U.S. government. The world is having its way at the moment at who can hurl the best insults at Robert Mugabe. Meanwhile, in Equatorial Guinea, another genocidal regime is quietly brutalizing its people, removed from the sensational journalism...
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With the recent conclusion of the primaries of both political parties in the United States, I could not help but feel a little dejected when the process is juxtaposed with the recent “democratic” processes in Africa. First, I was in Nigeria during the “political primaries” and can definitely report that another term needs to...
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