Democracy & Governance

Since the public presentation of the book We Are All Biafrans and the intervention of a former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who chaired the event and delivered a speech titled “Restructuring for Nigeria’s national unity” – a speech I recom

Ikpa oke ani, that is mapping out the boundaries and ownership of lands, is an important function in Igbo society. In the process of doing this, a lot of factors are taken into consideration.

It is not very often that I find myself writing a tribute considering that ours is a country where heroes and heroines are in short supply.

The question is often asked whether African culture and traditions are obstacles to development and democracy.

The images below (courtesy of one Anyamah Wa Anyamah on social media (https://www.facebook.com/anyama.douglas) are from the Nandi-Kisumu border taken in mid-June 2016.

Dear Editor,

Most providers and recipients of development assistance would agree that poverty eradication lies at the heart of development cooperation. They would probably also acknowledge that the emphasis on eradicating poverty is by no means new.

The development finance landscape in Africa is shifting. Public domestic resources are playing an increasingly important role in Africa’s development and economic growth prospects.

The Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development demonstrated unprecedented ambition to end extreme poverty, tackle inequality and leave no one behind. Bold objectives have been agreed, and financial commitments have been made.

The remarkable extractives-driven economic growth of the last decade across Africa failed to trickle down. It was jobless, it benefitted foreign corporates and the local elite, and it widened the gap between the rich and the poor.