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General Abdulsalami Abubakar: A Birthday Tribute to a Patriot, Peacemaker, Statesman

Posted By: adminon: June 11, 2026In: People in ActionTags: AU, Compromise, Election observation, Peaceful coexistence, Statesmanship, UnderstandingNo CommentsViews:

By Chris Kwaja (PhD) In every nation’s history, there are individuals whose greatest contribution is not the power they wield, but the restraint, wisdom, and sense of duty they demonstrate w... Read more

NIIA Plumbs Deeper, Simulates Global Geopolitical Shifts

Posted By: adminon: March 03, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Africa, AU, BRICS, Great power, Iran, Israel, Medium powers, NIIA, NPSA, Political Science, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, Ukraine, USANo CommentsViews:

The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) might be plumbing into raising the stakes in think tanking the international. For its impending Lecture Series, it is not only aggregat... Read more

Nigeria in the Shadow of the ‘Africa Health Security and Sovereignty’ Initiative

Posted By: adminon: February 14, 2026In: World From AfricaTags: Africa CDC, AHSS, AU, Vice President Kashim ShettimaNo CommentsViews:

By Chris Kwaja (Ph.D) At the ongoing 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Vice President Kashim Shettim... Read more

Prof Tunde Adeniran, Our Teacher, Scholar, Politician and Foreign Policy Expert, is 80 Years Old

Posted By: adminon: September 30, 2025In: People in ActionTags: AD, Afe Babalola University, Africa betrayed, Angola, AU, BUK, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Colonialism, Ibrahim Babangida military administration, MAMSER, NPSA, PDP, Political Science, SDP, UI, Western powersNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan Saliu Introduction This tribute is a unique one, and it departs from my usual tributes. It is done in the context of a new book written on the celebrant, who has requested tha... Read more

Prof Tunde Adeniran, Our Teacher, Scholar, Politician and Foreign Policy Expert, is 80 Years Old

Posted By: adminon: September 30, 2025In: People in ActionTags: AD, Afe Babalola University, Africa betrayed, Angola, AU, BUK, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Colonialism, Ibrahim Babangida military administration, MAMSER, NPSA, PDP, Political Science, SDP, UI, Western powersNo CommentsViews:

By Prof Hassan Saliu Introduction This tribute is a unique one, and it departs from my usual tributes. It is done in the context of a new book written on the celebrant, who has requested tha... Read more

Nigeria’s Retreat from Constructive Engagement in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Posted By: adminon: September 21, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Africa, Arab-Israeli war, AU, Colonialism, Global South, Late President Yasser Arafat, Middle East, PLONo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki “We are watching the strangulation of 2 million people, 61,000 of them have already died. It’s disgraceful and disgusting. History will judge, history w... Read more

Stop the Constitutional Coup in Senegal – African Intellectuals, Activists Tell Senegalese President

Posted By: adminon: February 08, 2024In: World From AfricaTags: African intellectuals, AU, Civil society activists, ECOWAS, Electoral Hub, President Macky Sall, Senegalese people, UNNo CommentsViews:

There has been a blistering rebuke for President Macky Sall of Senegal for staging a constitutional coup by sacking opposition members of parliament in that country and embarking on unconsti... Read more

Sierra Leonean Government Gets Disappointing Rating in Crisis Management

Posted By: adminon: August 14, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: Africans, Asians, AU, Developmental dictatorship, ECOWAS, Highhandedness, Julius Mada Bio, Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Security sector reform, Sierra LeoneNo CommentsViews:

Reports from Sierra Leone is indicating colossal failure in handling the revolt that jolted the country, Africa and the world all of last week. Well located sources and major global media ou... Read more

Managing Elections, Democracy and Development Towards Political Stability in Africa (2)

Posted By: adminon: February 15, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: Accountable government, AU, Democratic rule, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki Returning to the issue of elections in Africa and the entrenchment of credible democratic governance across the continent has become unavoidable especially in the w... Read more

Managing Elections, Democracy and Development Towards Political Stability in Africa

Posted By: adminon: February 13, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: AGA, APRM, AU, Coups, ECOWAS, Elections, NEPADNo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki Political stability does not fall from Heaven like manna or rain. It is brought about by perceptive deliberations regarding the organisation of society and the dete... Read more