Caroline Kennedy on Barack Obama
I got this from iyanandegusisoup. Pretty impressive.
Category Archives: News
Crossing the Sahara and Heading for Europe
I just listened to a three-part documentary series by the BBC. It is about Sub-Saharan Africans who hope to cross the Sahara, and then cross over from North Africa to Europe. One particularly sad story is that of a 19 year old Benin (Nigeria) girl whom the presenter, Jenny Cuffe, met in Agadez, Niger. Her story… Read More »
Nuhu Ribadu, Okiro and a Policy Course
We woke up this morning to the news that Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, the Chairman of the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, is to go on a course at the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies for a year. Actually, it was announced yesterday by Inspector General Mike Okiro yesterday, but I didn’t hear… Read More »
Page on Podcasts
I have added a page with links to some podcasts I often listen to. It is going to continually updated. If anyone has any podcast that they think I might add to the list they should please let me know.
A New Book on China and Africa
Chris Alden, a senior lecture in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics, has just written a book titled ‘China in Africa’. The book is published by Zed Books. I have not managed to get hold of the book but I plan to do so as soon as possible. The Economist’s… Read More »
Taxing Copper in Zambia
A documentary on the way mining companies are taxed in Zambia makes me wonder about the details of the deal between Nigeria and the oil companies.
Resource Curse
Today, I read a report that analysed the danger of the current rise in the price of oil for oil rich countries.
AFRICOM on AfricanLoft
There is a debate currently going on at AfricanLoft about the United State’s new Africa Command (AFRICOM), currently based at the American base in Stuttgart, and soon to be shifted to an as-yet unnamed African country. I should remember to write a more comprehensive post about it. You can join the debate by clicking here. Thanks, Omodudu, for the reminder.
Today in Nigerian History: Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Execution
November 10, 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa, a Nigerian writer, environmental activist and president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), was put to death by the Nigerian government. Hanged along with him were eight other activists. They were condemned to death after being convicted by a military tribunal of four counts of… Read More »
Cyprian Ekwensi is Dead
Thoughts on the death of the Nigerian novelist Cyprian Ekwensi.