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
Is Boko Haram Gasping for Breath or What? With a return with vengeance involving a successful strike in Adamawa last Friday and in Maiduguri today, Sunday, Boko Haram compels the question as... Read more
International Intervention Begins on The Gambia The first wave of predictable international pressure is mounting on Yahya Jammeh, out – going president of The Gambia to hand over power rathe... Read more
It has been a deadly week in Nigeria characterised by mass death and injury in two key points. Friday’s bomb attack in Madagali Central Market in Adamawa State consumed no less than 56 perso... Read more
This piece which speaks to what can be considered the most important or central issues about Africa in the emerging world order has been reproduced from Daily Maverick, (December 11th, 2016)... Read more
