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nnenna: April 2015
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Thursday, April 2, 2015. Easter 2015 - Resurrection Nigeria. Two nights in a row I kept vigil in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My mind was on Nigeria and Nigeria was on my mind; - the election results of the Presidential race. I was not the only one whose heart was beating a tad faster. Last night I finally slept. And a sweet one, it was. Here are my 5 "take-aways" from the presidential elections. Professor Jega, and the role of the academia.
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nnenna: March 2014
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Monday, March 31, 2014. 5 Minutes or 5 hours: the Internet connection will decide. Image from Adventurous-soul.com. I had a clear plan of what I wanted to achieve in 5 minutes when I got to the bank. I have done this before and I knew how long it takes. Step 1: Check latest status of local account. Step 2: Flip out a Visa card that is linked to an international account. Step 6: Go home. I told myself, I could use the time that the queu...
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nnenna: January 2015
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Friday, January 30, 2015. To be or not to be: Charlie, Chimamanda-Achebe, CEO. 2015 is here. Happy New Year. The year is kicking off with issues that I consider “fundamental” for African development. The first is human rights, the second is governance and the third is elections. I am still reflecting, thinking out loud. The Charlie question for me, is still a question of rights. What rights do people have? CEO: Chief Electoral Officer.
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nnenna: March 2013
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Friday, March 22, 2013. Africa's first Twitter War : the good, the bad and the ugly. It happened on Twitter. Can anything good come out of a war? This time, I will answer "Yes, Social Media has made it possible". The other good thing is that for once, we can have a different kind of war. This digital or social media war has gone on with an arsenal made up of computers, tablets, mobile phones, and Internet connection. Make no mi...This ...
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nnenna: Easter 2015 - Resurrection Nigeria
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Thursday, April 2, 2015. Easter 2015 - Resurrection Nigeria. Two nights in a row I kept vigil in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My mind was on Nigeria and Nigeria was on my mind; - the election results of the Presidential race. I was not the only one whose heart was beating a tad faster. Last night I finally slept. And a sweet one, it was. Here are my 5 "take-aways" from the presidential elections. Professor Jega, and the role of the academia.
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nnenna: 5 Minutes or 5 hours: the Internet connection will decide.
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Monday, March 31, 2014. 5 Minutes or 5 hours: the Internet connection will decide. Image from Adventurous-soul.com. I had a clear plan of what I wanted to achieve in 5 minutes when I got to the bank. I have done this before and I knew how long it takes. Step 1: Check latest status of local account. Step 2: Flip out a Visa card that is linked to an international account. Step 6: Go home. I told myself, I could use the time that the queu...
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nnenna: Understanding the Cote d'Ivoire crisis through the figures
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Monday, December 6, 2010. Understanding the Cote d'Ivoire crisis through the figures. I am trying to make a head out of all the haze around the elections. Here is what I am doing here. I am looking at the results that have been declared final by the CC. They are on this link. Then the one by the CEI which is here. Here is what I am seeing in this juxtaposition:. 101,476 and CC:. 88 556. The difference here is 12 920. Percentage of vote...
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nnenna: Before the kickoff: of balls, broadband and Brazil
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Before the kickoff: of balls, broadband and Brazil. In a few days, it will be the kickoff of the FIFA. Soccer World Cup in Brazil. Across all football-loving countries, the fever is mounting. Fan frenzy is getting crazy, way before the kickoff. Two-third’s of the world population are still dreaming of affordable access to the Internet. Will they continue after the games? The World Cup and the World Wide Web.
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nnenna: Quand Le Congo expulse les congolais, les africains doivent s'en indigner
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Sunday, May 11, 2014. Quand Le Congo expulse les congolais, les africains doivent s'en indigner. Il est le matin de dimanche 11 mai. Je suis le débat “africain” sur Radio France Internationale. Un plateau des frères congolais de deux rives – Brazzaville et Kinshasa. Le sujet: l'expulsion des milliers des congolais (RDC) du Congo. Quelle est la raison de cette expulsion? L'insécurité. C'est la raison officielle donnée par Le Congo-B...
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nnenna: September 2013
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Taking a look at African development issues from a certain viewpoint. Monday, September 9, 2013. Road to FIFA World Cup [Brasil 2014]: My take on the Africa Top 10. As African soccer teams enter the final round of the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil, I'm taking a quick look at the ten teams. By the way, Southern Africa is not just absent from the tournament, but also absent from the top 10. But that is a matter for another time:. How well can they play? This is one team that should...
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