By Luis Velez Pretelt The world is experiencing a growing movement towards openness– from data to budgets, all the way to public contracting. It is estimated that governments around th... Read more
By Moses Ochonu Modern Nigeria emerged through the merging of two British colonial territories in 1914. The amalgamation was an act of colonial convenience. It occu... Read more
By Paul Irikefe It is strange that Ukraine, a country that is resource-strapped, economically bankrupt and ethnically and politically polarized should be top priority for world powers,... Read more
Just a day after signing of the controversial anti-gay law in Uganda, a tabloid published 200 names and some photos of alleged homosexuals. In a front-page story under the headline “EX... Read more
African-born scholars living and working in American and Canadian universities are now able to apply for fellowships to undertake academic projects in African universities under a Diaspora i... Read more
A group of lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers of Conscience has called on the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, to remove the Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs... Read more
Yossou N’Dour Application deadline: 17 March 2014 The ACPST: The African Centre for Peace and Security Training is mandated to enhance the ability of practitioners to make and implemen... Read more
By Siyanda Mohutsiwa Novel by Lauri Kubuitsile. Photograph by Paul Botes, M&G “A writer should always consider the purpose of literature when they seek to cont... Read more
SEIZE THE TIME: A CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE (A PROGRAM OF ACTION FOR PRO-DEMOCRACY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS) BACKGROUND: Because historically we have been at the fo... Read more
By Tania Branigan, Kate Hodal and Philip Oltermann Distressed relatives of people on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 wait in Beijing. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Mystery over Bej... Read more
