BRICS is in the news this week. For a long time to come, it will be in the news, more so for Africa. As the most unintended biting critique of the ‘Clash of Civilisations’ paradigm, the idea... Read more
Nigerians are believed to have been shocked beyond shockability in their encounter with nation building. But even then the set of members of the NYSC somewhere in the country who didn’... Read more
By Yusuf Bangura In his new hit single Ojapiano, which is taking TikTok and the African music scene by storm, Kcee combines amapiano (currently South Africa’s most popular music genre) and t... Read more
When one looks at some of the criteria used in most of the ranking exercises, one could say it is not for African universities. A criterion such as the international character of a faculty o... Read more
“We often hear politicians talk about fighting corruption, improving the efficiency of public-facing institutions etc. It’s all talk. The sad reality is that these agencies are deliberately... Read more
PRASA is, in this story, the African story of the attempt to modernize and is worth reflecting upon. The original title, “After its dramatic derailing, is it even possible for Prasa to get b... Read more
By Goolam Mohamedbhai How far might the PhD review practice the South African authorities are carrying out save a continent where the PhD is too esoteric to be the concern of even the eli... Read more
Intervention joins other platforms across the world in circulating this stimulating piece on gender equity as regards when there will be the first ever woman Secretary-General of the United... Read more
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
Between 2000 and 2003, Zimbabwe land reform conflict was one of the hottest issues in global politics, not as hot as 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq only because Zimbabwe is not an oil produci... Read more
