Comment & analysis

Since the Tunisian dictator Ben Ali was ousted by mass unarmed demonstrations, successive waves of protest and self-organisation have dismantled many of the old structures of that dictatorship. Earlier this month the old regime showed that it could strike back.

Since the assassination of Thomas Sankara in 1987 and the reversing of the country’s revolutionary momentum, Blaise Compaoré has sustained himself through the use of terror and crime as a means of perpetuating his predatory regime, a regime marked by neglect, corruption and clan-based politics.

While serving on the House International Relations Committee from 1993 to 2003, it became clear to me that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an anachronism.

‘Good morning!’ the headline greeted one cheerily. It then asked the question: ‘Are we now in the next life?’

May 25 is Africa Day. Why should this matter to me, an African woman?

I have been asked to comment on youth political apathy and how to transform apathy into constructive action. That is a very tall order, but I am glad to be able to share with you my views on a subject that has defied and puzzled political scientists and pundits for generations.

The educated African is the privileged African. For through her education, she has gained knowledge. And knowledge, as we – the educated – know, is power. There she sits, in her position of power, perched on the pedestal of privilege, cushioned by a false sense of pride.

Eventually, the high cost of living in Kenya has began to force the victims into the streets to demand that the government take action to address the crisis.

The Africa Centre was founded in 1962. Its home, at 38 King Street, Covent Garden, London, was gifted to the African people in perpetuity by the Catholic Church.

First, it was the open session in search of a new Chief Justice and the Deputy Chief Justice in a cast whose star undoubtedly was Mr. Ahmednassir Abdulahi. He asked all the right but irritating questions.