Syria: A View From Africa
African views on Syria are well worth considering, and the letter signed by 43 members of the Africa Forum—former heads of state and leaders of international institutions—should be compulsory reading: STATEMENT […]
Category Archives: Politics
UNHCR: Africa Refugee Crisis Overshadowed by Syria
GENEVA — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says the plight of millions of refugees and displaced people in Africa is being overshadowed by the crisis in Syria. To mark World Refugee […]
Obama’s 2012 Acceptance Speech
OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting […]
Obama Never Saved Africa
Three years after Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009, many Africans have fallen out of love with the […]
An Uncertain Future For Blacks In Post-Gadhafi Libya
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council called for the National Transitional Council of Libya to protect all foreign workers, “including African migrant workers,” at a meeting held Thursday. Black […]
Nigeria: Presidential Debate 2011
On March 25, 2011 an unprecedented event took place in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. A youth focus-focused presidential debate aired live in Nigeria. Chimamanda Adichie moderated the debate. I […]
Afrocentric Confessions 