Achebe on Nigerian democracy “The Colloquium on Africa” focusing on the forth coming elections in Nigeria summoned by the Honorable Chinua Achebe should contribute to solving the problem of voting machination in the country. Achebe must be commended for organizing an important event, mostly for his continue devotion and patriotism. Nigeria must be shepherded and guided by … [Read more...] about Chinua Achebe: Strategizing on Nigerian politics and elections
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Hon. Chinua Achebe and Nobel Prize committee: The brewing and unending cold war
Written by Emeka Chiakwelu Achebe and Nobel Prize Whenever you have time to visit Nobel Prize website, do click to page for Nobel prize winners for literature. You come to notice that of all the important literature of 20th century and emerging 21st century winners of the prize; that the greatest literature of all time that elucidated and clarified the position of … [Read more...] about Hon. Chinua Achebe and Nobel Prize committee: The brewing and unending cold war
‘Quantifiable’ Peace as a Tool for Economic Advancement
Africa needs peace and stability for progress Peace is good for business and peace is the dwindling capital that Africa lacks. No place can thrive with trade, industry and commerce without quantifiable peace. For Africa to compete for capital and investments, she must be able to attain and maintain a sustainable quantifiable peace. Africa is bedeviled with political … [Read more...] about ‘Quantifiable’ Peace as a Tool for Economic Advancement
UN and US to be vigilant on Sudanese Peace Accord
Independent Referendum to be closely monitored and implemented Sudan as a nation has never known peace since her independent from Britain in 1956. There were always inter or intra tribal conflicts, regional division, ideological fragmentations and religious conflagration. There were two protracted civil wars and Darfur conflict that resulted into genocide. These intractable … [Read more...] about UN and US to be vigilant on Sudanese Peace Accord
What Africa Needs from the West
Africa must take the lead At Glenglades in Scotland 2005, the G8 nations under the leadership of former Prime minister of Britain, Mr. Blair proposed to increase foreign aid to African countries to the tune of $50 billions in the next decades. The G8 nations pledged to effectuate debt remission for most highly indebted nations in the developing nations. Fourteen nations in … [Read more...] about What Africa Needs from the West