Immunity and Diplomats
Diplomats who are accused of abusing their own employees cannot escape compensation claims under the shelter of state immunity, the UK's highest court ruled today. In a case brought by two Moroccan domestic workers against the Libyan and Sudanese embassies who employed them, the Supreme Court ruled that the State Immunity Act 1978 to prevent …
Michael Bloomberg: Brexit is ‘stupidest thing any country has ever done’ Except the election of Donald Trump, that is.
Michael Bloomberg at the Plaza Hotel in New York City | Drew Angerer/EPA Media mogul and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Brexit voters tried to “ruin” the U.K. and described the decision to leave the European Union as an almost unparalleled act of stupidity. “It is really hard to understand why a country …
The Future of ECOWAS without Nigeria and the Dilemma of Morocco’s Membership By Bola A. Akinterinwa
President Faure Gnassingbé It was President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, who once noted that ‘Africa without Nigeria is hollow,’ meaning that, without Nigeria, a critical vacuum that cannot be easily filled, is necessarily created. It also means that the role of Nigeria in intra-African affairs is significant to the extent that it cannot be neglected. …
Nigeria is the federal republic of rumor mongering by Chude Jideonwo
"Have you heard what they're saying now?" It was my baptism of fire into the workings of Nigerian governance. Our firm had just begun communication consulting for government departments and agencies about six years earlier, and this was a very important client. Where I thought my work would center on strategic planning and execution, it …
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