By Adagbo ONOJA In part 1 of this interview published October 13th, 2016, Professor Mwesiga Baregu, political scientist and a leading opposition figure in Tanzania outlined the basis... Read more
Legitimacy, Not Weak Institutions or Lack of Capacity, is the Crisis in Africa – Tanzanian Professor
Professor Mwesiga Baregu, Tanzanian political scientist and opposition politician, took a look at Africa yesterday and declared that the problems are not weak institutions, wrong policies, l... Read more
Bongos Ikwue is about complexity, about fluidity and about the impossibility or uselessness of classification. You cannot be charged for calling him a musician because he makes music and mus... Read more
As US president Barack Obama’s term ticks down, he has been keen to highlight his legacy. This includes his achievements in Africa, where his father hailed from. Speaking recently to an audi... Read more
Wole Soyinka won it. That is the Nobel Prize for Literature. That was great for Africa for the very reason that breaking into that cultural brick wall is a... Read more
The expected preponderance of women in power as from 2017 has suffered severe setbacks within the last few months. By the earlier projection, a woman contender was expected to win the Secret... Read more
By Okello Oculi Reading the interview Bishop Hassan Kukah gave to Africa Confidential – and reprinted in Intervention online recently, – one gets a sense of his intellectual sol... Read more
By Professor Okello Oculi A neo-comic news item telecast by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Network News showed two elderly American businessmen – wrapped in locally woven Tiv... Read more
By Winnie Byanyima I cried my eyes out when I arrived in the UK, a refugee. I remember the policeman at immigration control looking down at me, a lost and... Read more
By Paul Ejime As an example of leadership for Africa, the AU is seriously wanting. Yet this is not just an intergovernmental organization. It is a rallying point for the actualization... Read more
