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NIPSS Alumni Cautions Against Military Action Over Coup in Niger Republic

Posted By: adminon: August 06, 2023In: De-EscalationTags: AAIN, ECOWAS, France, Germany, Italy, Niger Republic, Russia, USNo CommentsViews:

The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) is out with those cautioning the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against a military option in resolving the militar... Read more

France Tops the Global Destination for African Students, Followed by China – Carnegie Africa

Posted By: adminon: July 14, 2023In: BookspaceTags: Canada, Carnegie Africa Program, France, Malaysia, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USANo CommentsViews:

Carnegie Africa has released a shocking report on the hierarchy of global destinations in African students’ preferences. It is shocking in the sense that France, not the United Kingdom or th... Read more

France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, US, UK, China, All Subsidise Energy, Says Oil Chieftain, Majeed Dahiru

Posted By: adminon: July 01, 2023In: Words and WorldTags: Aramco, Energy, Foreign investors, France, Fraud, Germany, GSM, Muhammadu Buhari, PMS, PRC China, Saudi Arabia, UK, US1 CommentViews:

The only difference between this and the previous version is the headline. Readers have rejected the previous headline and it stands changed. All other things about this deeply interesting i... Read more

On Sierra Leone’s Election into the UN Security Council

Posted By: adminon: June 07, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Britain, France, Kurt Waldheim, Republic of China, Russia, Salim Ahmed Salim, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, UNSC, USNo CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura Sierra Leone was elected into the UN Security Council June 6th, 2023. That is as a non-permanent member. The UN Security Council is composed of 15 members—five (US, Russia,... Read more

A Blast from the Past

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

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

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:

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

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:

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

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:

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

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:

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

The one person who knows what Putin is thinking

Posted By: adminon: February 14, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: France, Kremlin, NATO, Russia, USNo CommentsViews:

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