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In just five months, Africa has experienced three violent but successful military takeovers in the countries of Mali, Chad and Guinea, where new leaders have ascended to power from their respective militaries. First came Mali, where on the night of May 24, the Malian Army led by then Vice President Colonel Assimi Goïta captured and detained President Bah N’daw and ...

Ever wondered why staunch career women find it really hard to get men who can marry them? I mean it should be easy for them because they have made it in life, or so we think? Unfortunately almost 60% of them never get anyone to settle with. At the end of the day, they just end up marrying the men, ...

AFRICA; I recently had a conversation with a colleague who controversially intimated that if by any chance, a vote or referendum was to be held today regarding whether Africa should be re-colonialized or not, we would be shocked with the results. According to him, the majority of the African people would vote in favour of re-colonization. Why? Because our so-called ...

AFRICA: From advances in technology and medicine to paradigm shifts in livelihood systems, the past 50 or so years have seen tremendous changes occur in people’s standards of living all over the world. On average, people’s lives have improved on every continent. Except for Africa! While Africa is often regarded as the most beautiful and richest continent, it is, at ...

AFRICA: In October 2019, Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in achieving peace and international cooperation. Particularly, this was for his decisive initiative to resolve the long-running border conflict with neighboring Eritrea. In its official announcement, the Nobel Committee detailed a litany of accomplishments for Abiy as prime minister. These included: lifting ...