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If you had to be an animal for a week, which one would you be and why? Humans are animals too I suspect you mean non human animals, probably a lion. Aptitude and actions are more allied with those of a lion. Leader of others and provider. Hunter and gatherer and without the mane.
Most Nigerians have never heard of them, yet they influence what ends up on our tables more than many governments.
The immigrant today exists simultaneously as two incompatible creatures. On one hand, he is portrayed as a lazy welfare dependent draining public resources, crowding hospitals, filling council housing lists and surviving on benefits paid by hardworking natives. On the other hand, that same immigrant is somehow an unstoppable economic superhuman taking all the jobs, dominating industries, suppressing wages and outcompeting local workers in both skilled and unskilled sectors.
The modern Sahel crisis traces back to the 2011 Libyan collapse, which flooded the region with weapons and fighters, reigniting Tuareg rebellions in northern Mali in 2012. This enabled Islamist groups to seize territory, leading to French intervention (Operation Serval in 2013, later Barkhane). Initial gains were undermined by persistent weak governance: corruption, urban-rural divides, ethnic tensions (e.g., Fulani pastoralists vs. agricultural communities), and state absence in rural peripheries.
What’s a piece of technology you’re convinced will exist in 20 years? In 20 years I will tell why a piece of technology lasted from inception to 20 years. If someone had told Nokia and Blackberry they wouldn't be around for 20 years they probably would have laughed out of court. The speed of development …
