Deconstructing Official and Unofficial Corruption in Africa
By Dele Bello-Williams Corruption is an all too visible aspect of African politics, manifesting itself in a series of high profile scandals across the continent’s […]
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Ethnic Identity Politics in Kogi State, Nigeria: Exploring the implications of the fault lines for Inclusive Development.
By Dele Bello-Williams The evolving components of the Nigerian constitution have always sought to legally prevent identities such as ethnic, religion, and regionalism from becoming […]
Beyond The Packaged Beef Fillets: Our Food Habits Are Setting This World Ablaze
Image source: The Independent By Andrej Sagaidak and Mazhar Chaudhry There are three great tropical forests: the Amazon in Central America, the Milesian botanical subkingdom […]
Taking a cue from Ken: Can The Social Disobedience Of Today’s Youth Propel Action?
By Andrej Sagaidak The UK’s climate movement has been rejuvenated in recent months by several grassroots campaigns and activists. For instance, Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old […]
The New Congolese Mining Code: Fairer Tariffs or a Way to Exploit International Corporations?
By Andrej Sagaidak The new Congolese Mining Code was signed by the former president Joseph Kabila in March 2018 and signified changes to the fiscal […]
Nigeria needs proactive Climate Governance Policy to protect National Income in the face of a global trend towards decarbonisation – Part 2
CLIMATE GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA, A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY: Just in case Nigeria’s leaders need more convincing to adopt a proactive climate governance policy approach. […]
Nigeria needs proactive Climate Governance Policy to protect National Income in the face of a global trend towards decarbonisation – Part 1
For part 2 click here. By Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo Nigeria is one of the many reluctant signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement which came […]
Forget Comic Relief, Africa needs honest accountants
In light of the recent controversy surrounding David Lammy’s critique of Comic Relief, our attention needs to shift from simplistic charity and focus upon the […]
Coltan mining in Africa: What has changed since the Second Congolese War?
By Andrej Sagaidak In the early 2000s, a natural resource called coltan suddenly moved from obscure geological publications into wide public spotlight. Coltan, also known […]
The Modern “Scramble for Africa”
by Andrej Sagaidak edited by Dele Williams April 2, 2019 A comparative analysis of four major foreign powers’ policy strategies towards the African continent The term “Scramble […]