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Reparations for Me, But Not for Thee by Lawson Akhigbe
For decades, the word “reparations” was treated in American political discourse like a contagious disease. Mention it in relation to slavery, colonialism, or the economic destruction of Africa and the Caribbean, and respectable commentators would recoil as if someone had proposed paying pensions to pirates. African Americans who argued that centuries of unpaid labour, segregation, …
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Libya’s Ghost Guns: Why Nigeria Should Demand Compensation from NATO for a War That Fueled Terrorism by Lawson Akhigbe
Fifteen years after NATO’s intervention in Libya, the consequences of that war continue to haunt Africa. What was sold to the world as a humanitarian mission to protect civilians has become one of the most consequential foreign policy failures of the 21st century. The latest evidence comes from the United Nations itself. The UN has …
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC and Their Economy by Lawson Akhigbe
APC President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, inheriting an economy plagued by fiscal distortions, multiple exchange rates, heavy subsidy burdens, infrastructure deficits, insecurity, and declining investor confidence. His administration’s “Renewed Hope Agenda”—an eight-point framework—prioritizes macroeconomic stabilization, security enhancement, infrastructure development, human capital investment (education, health, agriculture), and governance reforms. Central to …
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