Black, the clay footed ‘god ‘of Thabo Mbeki.

by Ebuka Okonkwo Opinion

The current crisis in Zimbabwe should not surprise anyone even if your interest in African affairs is a casual one. You could see it coming, Robert Mugabe was never going to step down from power and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, the miserable leader in the southern hemisphere was going to be the enabler. Why? [...]

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The New Economic Scramble for Africa: Re-colonization or what?

by Ebuka Okonkwo Opinion

Decades after the symbolic departure of the European colonial powers, there is now a renewed global interest in the economic affairs of Africa. China, India and Russia have joined Europe and America in a mad rush for the inestimable resources in the continent.
Most recently, China have invested billions of dollars in Africa and looks forward [...]

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Mugabe’s prolonged exit may lead to a failed State around South Africa.

by Ebuka Okonkwo Opinion

Hours ago, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai stepped out of his political delusion that Mr Mugabe will voluntarily leave power without some of force. He issued a 24 hours ultimatum to Mugabe to suspend the runoff election on Friday. A weak attempt to draw blood but a good beginning at best for a man who is not [...]

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Mr Mugabe, the Old man at his game.

by Ebuka Okonkwo Opinion

Was it ever possible that Mr Mugabe will just roll over and surrender power to Mr Tsvagairai of the M.D.C.? Only if you are not African you may think so. Or maybe if you are a big dreamer! This is Africa and we Africans are used to tin gods masquerading as leaders. The continent is [...]

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Barbaric, Bizarre and Shameful !!!

by Ebuka Okonkwo Opinion

Just Bizarre! Call it what it is: the shameful violent attacks on African immigrants in South Africa.
Over the weekend rogue individuals conveniently forgot the amount of sacrifice many African nations paid to free South Africa from the scrooge of apartheid and segregation, took to the streets to chase and kill their benefactors whom they claim [...]

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NIGERIA: Lagos burns as captured in pictures!

by Ebuka Okonkwo Opinion

Earlier today, pipeline blasts and explosions shattered the salient lives of young and old Lagosians. www.bbcnews.com/africa reports devastating blasts in Lagos, economic and financial capital of Nigeria where innocent school children were among the hundreds of lives lost.

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China, the New Imperialist in Africa?

by Ebuka Okonkwo Opinion

Screaming headlines in the last few days about arms shipment from China to Zimbabwe have spurred serious debate regarding the new imperialist tendencies of China. When you take into account the Darfur crisis and China’s partisan interest in the region, working in concert with the Sudanese government to perpetuate atrocities on the helpless black Sudanese, [...]

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