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A Blast from the Past

Posted By: adminon: February 16, 2023In: FlashbackTags: 21st century, Benin, Cameroon, France, Niger, NIGERIA, West Africa1 CommentViews:
A Blast from the Past

Robert Kaplan’s piece, The Coming Anarchy was a hit when it was published in 1994. Of course, it was a classic exercise in imaginative geographies but it was and still is the kind of stuff t... Read more

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The Globalisation of Football is Closing Performance Gaps among Countries in the World Cup

Posted By: adminon: December 25, 2022In: SpectacleTags: Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Europe, FIFA, France, Italy, Qatar World Cup, South America, UruguayNo CommentsViews:
The Globalisation of Football is Closing Performance Gaps among Countries in the World Cup

Having watched every World Cup tournament since 1970. Dr. Bangura can posit his never being as convinced as he is now after watching the Qatar World Cup that the domination of European and S... Read more

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Is There a Cap on the Number of Black Players that Can be Fielded in England’s Team?

Posted By: adminon: December 05, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: Deschamps, English Premier League, Euros, France, Germany, Qatar, Southgate, UK, World CupNo CommentsViews:
Is There a Cap on the Number of Black Players that Can be Fielded in England’s Team?

By Yusuf Bangura I’ve just done a systematic comparison of the England teams in the Euros of 2021 and this current World Cup. It confirms my casual observation yesterday that there seems to... Read more

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War-Torn Central African Republic Follows El Savaldor, Adopts Bitcoin As National Currency

Posted By: adminon: May 10, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: CAR, CFA Franc, Cryptocurrencies, El Salvador, France, Ouattara-Macron strategyNo CommentsViews:
War-Torn Central African Republic Follows El Savaldor, Adopts Bitcoin As National Currency

By Yusuf Bangura (PhD) War-torn Central African Republic (CAR) has followed El Salvador by adopting bitcoin as legal tender for all transactions in the country. Strangely, this has been done... Read more

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What Does NATO Standing Up for Ukraine Signify While Casually Ignoring “Violence Against Others”?

Posted By: adminon: April 12, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: Abdul Haq al-Ani, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Haiti, Minsk Agreements, NATO, Tarik al-Ani, Ukraine, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown UniversityNo CommentsViews:
What Does NATO Standing Up for Ukraine Signify While Casually Ignoring “Violence Against Others”?

By Kim Petersen The leaders of a bevy of NATO-aligned countries have appeared in a collage that reads “Stand up for Ukraine.” It comes across blatantly as propaganda cooked by a corporate PR... Read more

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The one person who knows what Putin is thinking

Posted By: adminon: February 14, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: France, Kremlin, NATO, Russia, USNo CommentsViews:
The one person who knows what Putin is thinking

The world is waiting on President Putin’s next move. The Columbian Journalism Review thinks there is someone who knows Putin’s next move. An interesting read below: By Jon Allsop A week ago,... Read more

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Europe Begins Reparations to Africa @ Last as Germany Pays Namibia $1.3bn for Colonial Aggression

Posted By: adminon: May 28, 2021In: FlashbackTags: Africa, Britain, CNN, France, Germany, Herero, Namibia, Portugal, RwandaNo CommentsViews:
Europe Begins Reparations to Africa @ Last as Germany Pays Namibia $1.3bn for Colonial Aggression

 Europe is turning on itself on its colonial baggage by paying for colonial crimes. Although this wave is beginning with Germany recognising and paying for genocidal annihilation of the Here... Read more

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Does Emeka Orji’s Article Help Nigeria to Beat Coronavirus?

Posted By: adminon: March 25, 2020In: FlashbackTags: Azithromycin, Bayer, CHINA, FDA, France, Germany, Mylan, NCDC, Teva, WHONo CommentsViews:
Does Emeka Orji's Article Help Nigeria to Beat Coronavirus?

On the surface, this appears not to be just another social media post. Does it help the NCDC and other agencies working on containing COVID in Nigeria? Emeka Orjih, the writer has included h... Read more

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So, How Come Africa is Still Relatively Free of Coronavirus?

Posted By: adminon: March 11, 2020In: FlashbackTags: Africa, CHINA, France, HIV, UNICEF, USANo CommentsViews:
So, How Come Africa is Still Relatively Free of Coronavirus?

The global picture is certainly frightening. Although Chinese president, Xi Jinping who visited Wuhan where the virus took roots has been reported as saying that Coronavirus has basically be... Read more

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Sierra Leone Set to Decide on Eco Controversy

Posted By: adminon: January 09, 2020In: World From AfricaTags: ECOWAS, France, Ghana, Sierra Leone, UEMOA, WAMZNo CommentsViews:
Sierra Leone Set to Decide on Eco Controversy

Sierra Leone is set to announce its position on the decision of Francophone countries adopting the single West African currency, Eco. It will do this on January 16th, 2020 shortly after a me... Read more

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