President Buhari and the $1bn splurge on military equipment

Posted on Tue 27 November 2018 in Nigeria • Tagged with News, Opinion, Politics, corruption, Buhari, Nigerian Army, weapons, military hardware, Metele, Borno State, Boko Haram

President Buhari in April 2018 approved the release of $1bn for the procurement for military weapons with the stated intention of crushing the Boko Haram terrorist group. 7 months on, the threat from Boko Haram doesn't seem to have abated, especially in the light of recent events:

On November 18 …


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Zimbabwe's economy is collapsing: why Mnangagwa doesn't have the answers

Posted on Tue 06 November 2018 in Africa • Tagged with Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, RObert Mugabe, China, Zimbabwe economy

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A KFC in Harare, like many other shops, has shut down as a result of Zimbabwe’s financial crisis . EPA-EFE/AARON UFUMELI

Robert Rotberg, Harvard University

When President Emmerson Mnangagwa campaigned in July for Zimbabwe’s presidency, he promised to be a business friendly leader, and to return his country …


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