African Politics

                                 
ABACHA’S LOOTS RETURNED BY SWITZERLAND? MORE EXPLANATION IS NEEDED.

 The Swiss government has allegedly returned the looted sum of $322.5 million which is equivalent to 116.11 billion naira. Ambassador Pio Wennubst who is the Assistant Director General and Head of Global Cooperation Dept. Of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation stated that the amount was returned with an interest of $1.5 million. READ MORE

                                      THE 2018 SUMMIT OF THE AU POLICY ORGANS

Hey Afriqans, feeling all pumped considering the fact that its been a while since I spoke with y’all. Well, there is no doubt that Nigeria, and Africa as a whole has had a pile of issues to juggle over the past months ranging from the elections in Zimbabwe, Mali, the coming elections in Mauritania, Sao Tome, Guinea-Bissau; the Fulani Herds Men killings around Nigeria, the return of Abacha’s $322.5million, the controversial 6% increase in Nigeria’s 2018 budget, to mention but a few. READ MORE

THE LIBYAN MIGRANT CRISIS

Hello Afriqans, trust your day has been fantastic (well except for minute issues here and there. All the same, I bet your day was great). For quite some time now, the Libyan migrant crisis has been the headline story of every news agency. Ever wondered the causes, or effects of such a gargantuan problem on the national image of African countries amongst other impacts?.....READ MORE

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Hey Afriqans, I was looking through some of my books today and discovered a page on Apartheid South Africa, and I immediately recalled Pan-African-ism and other issues relating to black struggles for racial justice.READ MORE

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Hello Afriqans, I’ve been absolutely healthy, happy...and busy these past weeks. I bet your days have been cool. I was surfing the internet today and came across the latest news, tech, headline (or whatever you choose to call it) sensation: Artificial Intelligence. I knew robots could do quite a lot of ‘unusual’ stuff, but it’s getting even more advanced now. Ever heard of the human-robot (Sophie)? I think you should check her out on Google or You tube. Series of debates by intellectuals lately have majorly revolved around this topic. READ MORE

FEMINISM IN GOVERNMENT

Hey Afriqans, had a touch of leisure to my day today which gave me the chance to look through statistics.READ MORE

GEORGE WEAH

Hello Afriqans, guess who made the headlines today after the just concluded Liberian run-off election? its president elect of Liberia, George Weah. READ MORE