October 22, 2026
Somewhere in a compound in Southeast Asia, a university-educated young African is typing fraud scripts he never chose to write. At home, his…
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Dignitaries, Ladies and Gentlemen, Transparency International has defined corruption as “the abuse of power for private gains.” Corruption can occur in several forms, but this
Early September a firm registered in the British Virgin Islands, Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID), successfully sued the Nigerian government in a British court
During a recent visit to Nigeria, I had a midnight experience on a lonely road, which left a strong impression on me about the Nigerian
Modern society has been characterized by a struggle over whether the aspirations of the community or those of its individuals should be promoted. On one
I recently argued that Africa’s key challenge is that it has outsourced the right to self-define. Although I focused on political and economic management, this
A lot has been written and said about the causes of the perennial xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Most analysts blame inequality, unemployment and
As a society, we are distant in empathy around rape and teenage pregnancy. We are unable to translate the individual outrage that overcomes us when
So South Africans are at it again. It is more than a week now since attacks on immigrants from elsewhere in Africa started again. As
What is freedom? It depends. In Southern Africa settler colonialism and Apartheid defined freedom in terms of land. The very definition of “settler” placed
Normally when all that white people have to say about a black man, especially a black leader, is that he is ‘smart’, ‘clever’ or ‘a
Dignitaries, Ladies and Gentlemen, Transparency International has defined corruption as “the abuse of power for private gains.” Corruption can occur in several forms, but this
Early September a firm registered in the British Virgin Islands, Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID), successfully sued the Nigerian government in a British court
During a recent visit to Nigeria, I had a midnight experience on a lonely road, which left a strong impression on me about the Nigerian
Modern society has been characterized by a struggle over whether the aspirations of the community or those of its individuals should be promoted. On one
I recently argued that Africa’s key challenge is that it has outsourced the right to self-define. Although I focused on political and economic management, this
A lot has been written and said about the causes of the perennial xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Most analysts blame inequality, unemployment and
As a society, we are distant in empathy around rape and teenage pregnancy. We are unable to translate the individual outrage that overcomes us when
So South Africans are at it again. It is more than a week now since attacks on immigrants from elsewhere in Africa started again. As
What is freedom? It depends. In Southern Africa settler colonialism and Apartheid defined freedom in terms of land. The very definition of “settler” placed
Normally when all that white people have to say about a black man, especially a black leader, is that he is ‘smart’, ‘clever’ or ‘a
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Part of the problem facing Africa is that the agency to articulate the trials and tribulations of Africans has for long been usurped by foreigners. As a principle, everyone should get involved in debates on Africa, of course. However, rather than Read more