Kenneth Kaunda As Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda, who has died aged 97, was an idealist and a visionary who played a key role in supporting African nationalism. During his 9,860 days in office from 1964, Kenneth Kaunda fought for majority rule of his neighbours, hosting the headquarters of the ANC and SWAPO in Lusaka …
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Sue (a Trump Supporter) "A day in the life of Sue the Trump supporter… Sue gets up at 6 a.m. and fills her coffeepot with water to prepare her morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With her first swallow of coffee, she takes her …
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The People’s Republic of China has imposed sanctions against four barristers of England and Wales and their “immediate families”. The chambers in which the barristers work as independent self-employed legal practitioners was also specifically named in the announcement of sanctions, affecting hundreds of people unconnected with the work of the four members. These sanctions are …
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A deserted classroom at the Government Girls Secondary School in Nigeria in February. (Kola Sulaimon/AFP/Getty Images) MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — By night, the boarding school teacher becomes a security guard. He wears a whistle around his neck in case gunmen jump the low-slung fence and break into dormitories where 300 boys sleep.They know to run if …
Summary Political, business, and cultural elites from around the world have a strong affinity for the United Kingdom (UK) education system. Nowhere is this truer than in West Africa, where some families in Nigeria and Ghana have a long tradition of sending their children to private boarding schools and universities in the UK. These institutions …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 