Image via Wikipedia The topic used to be taboo in Germany… mere mention of the name even gets people cringing. But it seems the Germans are learning to deal with their history. I just heard the news that some German movie makers are making a film of Hitler’s early years. They are even naming the… Read More »
Last Saturday, I went with a friend, Dr Sola Olorunyomi, to the presentation of prizes for excellence in investigative reporting. The awards were instituted in 2005, and it awards prizes in the print, broadcast (both TV and Radio) and photo journalism. Although the banner says it awards prizes in online journalism none was awarded. I… Read More »
I was at my old department at the University of Ibadan – Communication and Language Arts department – last Wednesday to give a talk on blogging. I had been thinking about how to get the department to include blogging and online journalism in its curriculum. I know a little about how curricula are revised, and… Read More »
I had been waiting to read about this from the small circle of blogs that I regularly visit, but it wasn’t until this evening that I read from Akin’s blog about the most shocking and disturbing story I have ever heard. It is so shocking that each time I see it on TV I feel… Read More »
I just read here that Nigeria is the “fastest growing generator” of sovereign wealth over the last five years, recording a growth of 291 percent. Nigeria outperformed other countries that had also made significant progress including Oman, which grew its sovereign wealth by 256 percent; Kazakhstan (162 percent); Angola (84 percent); Russia (74 percent), and… Read More »
I join many others around the world to wish Zimbabwe the best in the elections. I also wish, against monitor’s opinion, that delays won’t result in bloodshed, and that Mr Mugabe will not be bent on staying on at all cost. Amen.
I just read this on the CNN website: Too much money meant for Afghanistan aid is wasted, with a vast amount spent on foreign workers’ high salaries, security and living arrangements, according to a report from humanitarian groups published Tuesday. And this: The cost of a full-time expatriate consultant working in Afghanistan is around $250,000,… Read More »
A More Perfect Union, a speech delivered by Senator Barack Obama at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday March 18, 2008. The video is here, and the transcript below. “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a… Read More »
I read in BusinessDay yesterday that the investment bank arm of the United Bank of Africa Group has been asked by the federal government to source 70 billion naira through bonds of five year duration (didn’t say exactly which type of bond in the news article). The money is the Textile Development Fund that was… Read More »
For a while this blog has had a collections of links at the outer right column. The widget that makes that possible is from Eldis. Up until this morning the displayed links used to be soon to be published/recently published academic and research articles about Africa. I just changed it to articles on trade policies.… Read More »