The Church and the Happiness Index Puzzle in Contemporary Idomaland It was always a shocker to consistently observe that much of vibrancy and high spirit among the folks. Relative to their... Read more
My President Was Black, (Part 2) A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next By Ta-Nehisi Coates Photograph by Ian Allen II. He Walked on... Read more
My President Was Black (Part 1) A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next This piece in the incoming edition of The Atlantic tells multiple stor... Read more
South Sudan: Preventing a Looming Genocide Experts on World’s Newest Country Lay Out Potential Strategies By Fred Strasser Not again in Africa or anywhere at all the horrendous experience of... Read more
Crossing the Crossroads of Electing the New AU Chairperson By Vijay S. Makhan In this piece extracted from Pambazuka news online (December 15th, 2016) but originally titled “Election of the... Read more
Secretary to Nigerian Government Fights for Survival There has been nothing of the sort in recent memory. The decision is not binding on the president but it has moral weight around the Secr... Read more
Editorial: Atiku Abubakar and the Burden of Restructuring Nigeria Many record it as a strong point on the credit side of Atiku Abubakar’s politics. That is, Nigeria’s Vice President from 199... Read more
Trump Raises the Stakes in global power politics, With ExxonMobil Chief as Secretary of State Nominee Mr Rex Tillerson, the boss of Exxon Mobil, the US oil mega conglomerate, has eventually... Read more
Burundi edges closer to the abyss in 2016 By Rene Lemarchand In this short piece, extracted from The Conversation, (December 12th, 2016), Lemarchand, Professor Emeritus and leading authorit... Read more
CLEEN Foundation Calls for Review of Military Involvement in Conduct of Elections as Re-run Elections Turn Violent in Nigeria’s Rivers State CLEEN Foundation is calling for a review of the r... Read more