Nigeria Beyond the Headlines
Nigeria Beyond the Headlines: Population, Health, Natural Resources, and Governance “Nigeria is a country of marginalized people. Every group you talk to, from the Ijaws to the Hausas, will tell you they are […]
Tag Archives: youth
Facing Child Marriage In Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate is reeling in the backlash of a sweeping outpouring of public protests. Activists and protesters are rallying on streets, tweeting and hashtagging #ChildNotBride, sharing editorials in the […]
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 […]
1st Annual Young African Leadership Conference
Africa is on the verge of great change…with youth as catalysts. Fortunately, Africans in the diaspora are playing a vital role in the change. On February 26, a group of […]
The Revolution Will Be Televised
Do you remember the poem/song by the slim light-skinned, curly-haired brother named Gil Scott-Heron called The Revolution Will Not Be Televised? Who can forget the lines of that poem: You […]
Raising Africa’s Future Leaders
I recently learned about the African Leadership Academy and haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Here is a world class secondary boarding school in South Africa that admits […]
Afrocentric Confessions 