Monthly Archives: August 2008

Hope or despair in the Niger Delta

Having spent the past three days around the table with a small group of people in Abuja, all of whom are dedicated to improving life on the ground in a tangible way for the communities of the Niger Delta, I … Continue reading

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Developmental authoritarianism?

Fairly far below the radar in most of the world, a new chapter has opened in a lingering dispute between France and Rwanda. Amid the controversy surrounding potentially underage Chinese Olympic gymnasts and the fears that Russia’s smackdown in Georgia … Continue reading

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Ten years after

On August 7, 1998, the US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were attacked in twin suicide truck bombings by al-Qaida militants, killing over 200 and wounding thousands — almost all of them Africans. At the time … Continue reading

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