The Myopia of Resource Nationalism in Africa
Olayemi Olaniyi In July 2023, members of Niger’s Presidential Guard detained the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. The Guard…
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A Reflection on David Oks’ How Funerals Keep Africa Poor
In most cultures in Africa, when someone, especially an elderly person, dies, the funeral is often extravagant. Every…
Read MoreHow CCI is Making Faith More Rational
Usually, weekday church services do not attract a lot of worshippers because people have adult things to do…
Read MoreKunle Afolayan, Funke Akindele, and Bad Belle Ad Hominems
If you are looking for balanced and rational arguments, the last place you want to check is social…
Read MoreAfrica Needs Heroes
For valid reasons, Africans have increasingly become disillusioned with democracy and unsurprisingly, opportunist putschists have exploited this discontent…
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When our ancestors lived in utter privation, hunted and gathered the little they chanced upon, and were at…
Read MoreBurna Boy’s Cancellation: Tall-Poppy Syndrome or Schadenfreude?
By no means do I pretend to be an expert at Afrobeats commentary. I am at that stage…
Read MoreAvatar Democracy: Why Nigeria Needs its Version of Albania’s AI Minister
Albania is one of those countries you hardly hear about in the news. Because of this lack of…
Read MoreChristian Genocide: America Threatens, Nigeria Pretends
Ordinarily, the pronouncements of the American president shouldn’t be of any consequential concern to us. But when he…
Read MoreOsu Castle, Door of No Return, and Moral Evolution
I believe humanity has undergone what I like to call moral evolution. This idea was reinforced during my…
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