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President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and the Struggle Against Corruption on the Continent

Posted By: adminon: April 03, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Vote of No Confidence', African National Congress-ANC, CORRUPTION, Frederick De Klerk, Misgovernance, NELSON MANDELA, SOUTH AFRICA, Thabo MbekiNo CommentsViews:

So, how could things happen in a way that a core cadre of the ANC be linked with blatant corruption? He had better survive it or would it not be too embarrassing? Read more

Explaining Mandela’s Strategy in 1994

Posted By: adminon: March 16, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Capable State', 'Ready to Govern', ANC, Junior Mandela, National development Plan, Reconstruction and Development- RDPNo CommentsViews:

Explaining Mandela’s Strategy in 1994 By Ben Turok Nigeria is in crisis and there are as many propositions on the way out as there are the proponents. There are those who would say let’s fig... Read more

So, Who Has Won the Buhari/Obama Debate on Strong Leaders Versus Strong Institutions in Africa?

Posted By: adminon: February 21, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Father of the nation', Chinua Achebe, Professor Peter Ekeh, Strong leaders Versus Strong institutions' debate, Structure-agency debateNo CommentsViews:

So, Who Has Won the Buhari/Obama Debate on Strong Leaders Versus Strong Institutions in Africa? Many Nigerians would not have forgotten the sharp exchange on ‘Strong leader Versus Strong Ins... Read more

Do These Equatorial Guinea Pictures Reprimand Or Recommend Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: February 20, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 1978, Black Beach, Campo Yaounde, Caroline Nokes, Gerardo Anque Mangue, Obiang family, Placido Mico, Simon Mann, Teodoro Obiang Nguema MbasogoNo CommentsViews:

Do These Equatorial Guinea Pictures Reprimand Or Recommend Nigeria? These pictures are by no means exclusive to Intervention. They are part of the stuff floating on the worldwide wonderland... Read more

Managing Hate Speech in an Election Year in Kenya

Posted By: adminon: February 15, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Europe, Germany, Kenya, Mercy Muendo, Mount Kenya University, RailaOdingaNo CommentsViews:

Managing Hate Speech in an Election Year in Kenya By Mercy Muendo Mercy Muendo, Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Mount Kenya University puts pen to paper in a piece originally t... Read more

The Challenge of Trump’s Telephone Diplomacy to Africa’s Power Houses

Posted By: adminon: February 14, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Abdel-Fattah el0Sissi, Africa's Power Houses, Declinists, Democrats, Egypt, Mediterranean Union, Pax Americana, Performativity, Professor Susan Strange, Republicans, Telephone DiplomacyNo CommentsViews:

The Challenge of Trump’s Telephone Diplomacy to Africa’s Power Houses But for the complexity of Donald Trump as president of the United States, it has been an accepted commonsensical reasoni... Read more

UN Secretary-General’s Narrative of Africa

Posted By: adminon: February 10, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development, Agenda 2063, Antonio Guterres, The HinduNo CommentsViews:

UN Secretary-General’s Narrative of Africa António Guterres, the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, is pushing a crisp narrative of Africa as in this version published February 8th... Read more

Global Media (Mis) Representation of Africa: Is Martin Scott Bursting a Myth or Inventing Another?

Posted By: adminon: January 29, 2017In: SpectacleTags: 'Africa Rising', Dr Martin Scott, Leeds University, Misrepresentation, New York Times, Olatunji Ogunyemi, Stanford University, The Economist, The Guardian, Toussaint Nothias, University of East AngliaNo CommentsViews:

Global Media (Mis) Representation of Africa: Is Martin Scott Bursting a Myth or Inventing Another? By Adagbo ONOJA In the context of the fear that an African protestation of misrepresentatio... Read more

Has Yahya Jammeh a Joker?

Posted By: adminon: January 19, 2017In: SpectacleTags: Adama Barrow, ECOMIG, Godfrey Onyeama, The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh1 CommentViews:

Has Yahya Jammeh a Joker? By the time this piece is out, Adama Barrow might have been sworn-in as the elected president of The Gambia notwithstanding President Yahya Jammeh’s resistance. Nig... Read more

Hot Spots in Africa and That Question Again: Conflict Management Failure or Endemic Catastrophe?

Posted By: adminon: December 22, 2016In: SpectacleTags: African Hotspots, Conflict Management Failure, DRC, Eghosa Osaghae, Endemic Catastrophe, genocide, Jammeh, Joseph Kabila, South Sudan, The Gambia, Transition fiascoNo CommentsViews:

Hot Spots in Africa and That Question Again: Conflict Management Failure or Endemic Catastrophe? At the 2014 US-Africa Leaders Summit, African leaders disagreed openly before journalists on... Read more