The concept of ‘I rather die than resign’ is still alive in the Gambia: “I’d rather die; than resign” – a maxim at the Institute of Governance. In a country that ‘hangs petty thieves and appoints the great ones to public office’ (Aesop), public office holders are expected to serve with[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: China Is Now the Big Boy in Town
Africa’s seventy years of Europe-US diplomacy on the line. Epic tragedy. Seismic shifts underway. Africa (most countries now Chinese colonies) not ready to shift upwards and occupy the power vacuum fault lines in Asia. Not long ago, at a meeting in the US, I remember speaking to a rather skeptical[Read More…]
The Fate of Non Believers: Understanding The Challenges To Atheism In Africa
By Leo Igwe My main task in this piece is to answer the question: Why is it difficult and sometimes dangerous to be an atheist in Africa? In answering this question, I outline the risks and difficulties that non theists face and how they play out in everyday life. I[Read More…]
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