The challenge of NGO-isation is that it is predominantly subject to the imagination, assumptions, and interests of Northern funding institutions and their surrogates. There is no doubt that international support Read More..
Political and Social Commentary
Nigeria Is Not Rice Self-Sufficient Yet, Says Africa Rice Centre
The claim that Nigeria is now self-sufficient in rice production is fallacious and deceitful, the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice), Ibadan, Oyo State, has said. AfricaRice is one of the 15 Read More..
Displacement and Dispossession in Tanzania: How “Conservation” is Destroying the Maasai
For the past eighty years, the Maasai have been displaced and dispossessed of their land, livelihoods, and more in Northern Tanzania, all under the guise of “conservation.” This article traces Read More..
Access to and quality of education: How is Africa progressing?
I’ve spent a lifetime championing girls’ and women’s learning, as a former Minister of Education in Guinea and a former Assistant Director General for Education in UNESCO. And have worked Read More..
Tanzania’s Withdrawal from the African Court on Human and People’s Rights: A Wrong Move for the Country and for the Continent
Amidst growing authoritarianism and intolerance of dissent, Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s latest move takes away the ability of individuals and NGOs to file cases against the government in the African Read More..
More than 15 female vice-chancellors have led Nigerian universities, but higher education still a man’s world
The recent appointment of Prof Lilian Salami as the vice-chancellor of the University of Benin in Edo state was widely praised. Salami becomes the institution’s 10th head – and only its second female one. Its vice-chancellor from Read More..