


US-Africa Summit: The Apogee of African Distress
To say that Africa is a continent in distress will be an understatement. Ebola is threatening the very fabric of life within the West African region; there are endless wars […]

“US Cannot Teach Nigeria How to Fight Rebels” – Retired Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Victor Malu Once Said!
I remember vividly the day the guest on an NTA programme was retired Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Victor Malu. Some of the things he said then have since stuck […]

Boston Bombings: Any Unanswered Questions?
The question I have been toying with since the Boston tragedy is: How on earth could such an event have been organised, with the recent public shootings that have taken […]

War Against Women Rages on as Kenyan women forcibly sterilised for having HIV
A few weeks ago, I published here a debate on weather contraceptives for Africa was a misplaced priority. While some sceptical persons like myself were of the opinion that […]

Assange Is A True Democrat: Chomsky
It has been with some degree of fascination that I have followed the unfolding of the Julian Assange saga. While I have been apt to question what all this […]

South East China Sea; A Perfect Crisis for the International Crisis Group.
Christof Lehmann and the contributors of NSNBC have been breaking the embargo on truth by providing great coverage of happenings around the world; giving well resouced, unbiased and referenced […]

Attack on Syria likely before March?
After the Arab Leagues discontinuation of it´s mission in Syria, the closure of European and Arab Embassies in Damascus, and the non binding resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, […]

“My Football Field/Tram Experience” – Racism, Ignorance, Stupidity or Nationalism?
ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD… It has been with some degree of amusement or should I add fascination, that I have read stories today about Suarez’s 8 match ban and possible fine for […]

Britain may be a Christian Country… (nsnbc.wordpress.com)
but its government marches to the beat of another drum Prime minister David Cameron has told Britain: “We are a Christian country and we should not be afraid to say […]

CAMEROON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: A KEG OF GUNPOWDER BUT ANY CAUSE FOR ALARM?
CAMEROON: READY FOR CHANGE? Throughout the time I have been in Cameroon, (about two weeks now) I have not felt for once that a very crucial presidential election is around […]

THE PEACE DEAL DILEMMA IN LIBYA!
I have just finished reading a very prolific article on the Financial Times COMPROMISE MUST BE REACHED TO END LIBYA CONFLICT and it is clear that we really still have […]

RISING POWERS AND DEVELOPMENT POLITICS!
To say I expected this session to be emotional will be an understatement. For ten weeks we have had this stormy journey. Raising questions and attempting to answer them – only to […]

STATE FAILURE… QUID SIT?
I trailed off last week on a bad mood. There were many things I could not understand. First I could not understand why there was so much talk about unity and peace […]

Aid, Politics and Development
When I first read Paul Collier‘s ‘The Bottom Billion: Why Poor countries are failing and what can be done about it“, I could not stop myself from clenching and unclenching my […]