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Africa has 1.3 billion citizens & 3,000 ethnic nations in 55 countries. To rest the ghost of Biafra past, each and every one of those citizens and cultures must be protected and nurtured by a system designed for people, not for rulers. … Continue Reading >Superstate Africa: Kenya, Somaliland, and the Ghost of Biafra Past.

50 Queries for the Nigerian Godfather

08/09/201706/06/2020 Nwokolo Chuma

Is ‘godfather’ a totally dirty word? Are there good godfathers who want nothing (much) in return for their political patronage, … Continue Reading50 Queries for the Nigerian Godfather

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The Lonely Box

12/10/2014 Nwokolo Chuma

The first step in anti-corruption strategy is always information, yet… … Continue Reading >The Lonely Box

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Why South Africa is not really a Country

19/09/2010 Ed

History starts everyday. 2010’s rash of 50th anniversaries is another opportunity for African nations (some more urgently than most) to look again with an objective blend of subjectivity at their most-referenced bastion of identity, the Name. … Continue Reading >Why South Africa is not really a Country

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Upon finally learning 'How to Euthanise a Cactus'

10/09/2010 Nwokolo Chuma

I had been wondering how to Euthanise a Cactus, ever since I first stumbled upon the title of Stephen Derwent Partington’s second poetry collection. … Continue Reading >Upon finally learning 'How to Euthanise a Cactus'

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Mwai Kibaki and the case of the Phantom Wife

05/03/2009 Nwokolo Chuma

The First Lady of Kenya is an elderly woman. She does not exactly have the left jab of Britain’s John Prescott, who punched an egg-thrower back in 2001. … Continue Reading >Mwai Kibaki and the case of the Phantom Wife

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On Kenya

21/01/2008 Nwokolo Chuma

The first thing a national leader does, on the day after he ‘wins’ 51% of the vote, is to make a speech wooing the 49% who campaigned and voted against him. How on earth does a ‘leader’ bring on board the survivors of people he has vicariously run through with a spear? … Continue Reading >On Kenya

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