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Extremists are Evolving – So Should We
Counterterrorism is not working. Retaliatory military actions, condemnation by world leaders and by the general public on social media and censorship of terrorist organizations have all proven futile....
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Food At A Cost: The Threat of Famine in South Sudan
The threat of famine in South Sudan is real, and civilians are already risking rape, abduction, and murder in their search for food. Since fighting erupted last December in South Sudan, thousands of...
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U.S-African Leaders Summit and the Mask of Progress
Today, at the U.S-African leaders’ summit, in a room filled with stuffy suits and portly bellies, Africa’s “big men” will go about business as usual with an uncharacteristic pep in their step. The old...
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Don’t Break Bread With Despots: A Reminder For President Obama
“Governments that respect the will of their own people, that govern by consent and not coercion, are more prosperous, they are more stable and more successful.” –President Barack Obama, July 2009 At...
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Xenophobia Is The Disease You Should Be Afraid Of, Not Ebola
Last week, a family friend left his home in Kansas City, Missouri en route to Lagos, Nigeria to fulfil a promise made to his dying father who wanted all of his children together for the Muslim holiday...
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#compareidées: Africans, Anonymous
We don’t know her name. We know she was from Guinea, lost her mother and father to the Ebola virus, and was taken by her grandmother to Mali in a desperate (many will say “selfish” and...
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Direct Your Indignation At Abuja, Not CNN
Yes, you are right. The Western media is not paying attention to the tragedy in Nigeria where 2,000 people were slaughtered by Boko Haram. On the front page of the New York Times on Tuesday morning...
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Improbable Progress, Impossible Politics – The Necessity of Media...
Indignation on social media often appears as performed political piety, running high on the smoke of misinformation. Recently, Jumoke Balogun instructed us to direct our indignant attentions to Abuja...
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Revaluing Democracy in Nigeria
On March 28, Nigerians proved bookmakers wrong. They voted with minimal disruption and violence. The electoral umpire declared leading opposition candidate, Muhammadu Buhari winner of the elections...
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Kenya: Silencing Dissent in the Face of Terror
The Kenyan government’s response to the Garissa University College massacre on April 2, 2015, threatens to lead to further violence. On April 8, 2015, the Inspector General of Police froze the...
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Imagining a Country: The Iconography of Power in Ethiopia
Last month, the 2015 general election took place in Ethiopia, the first election held since 1991 without Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister from 1995 to his death in 2012. Ethiopia’s ruling party, Ethiopian...
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