The roots of ANC’s corruption
Three weeks ago I wrote about the ANC and the mismanagement of South Africa. The overwhelming response I got –...
- Wednesday, June 03, 2026
BusinessDay
Three weeks ago I wrote about the ANC and the mismanagement of South Africa. The overwhelming response I got –...
Fresh from his inauguration, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister and Nobel Laureate, Abiy Ahmed, has launched a staggering attack on the Tigray People’s...
Nigeria is into its 12th year of fighting the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency. Yet, there appears to be no sign...
African leaders are rightly worried about the return of coup d’état as a means of changing governments. And West Africa...
Political parties are indispensable for the smooth functioning of democracy. Besides being vehicles for aggregation of interests and seeking political...
We were all shocked by the news of the demise of Dr Obadiah Mailafia, Nigeria’s foremost public intellectual, academic, central...
Military coup d’etats are back in Africa. Last week, an elite special forces unit of the Guinean military, led by...
Demagoguery sells. If in doubt, check the rise and continued relevance of Donald Trump, former US president, who just aggregated...
Last week I found myself reflecting on the aberration that is Nigerian democracy. We all agree that Nigeria returned to...
The world was shocked by the spectacular collapse of the Western-propped government of Afghanistan in just eleven days following the...