A day or so ago, in the lead up to Easter, Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby used his Easter message to highlight the suffering of the people of Goma in war-torn Eastern Congo. While his sensitivity to the plight of the people of Goma is laudably compassionate, either he, or a very lazy sub-editor has … Continue reading Archbishop Welby’s Easter message guilty of lazy journalism
There’s much to chew on, but little to agree with in Ben Okri’s recent essay on greatness (or lack there of) in African and Black writing – much of the problems already eloquently addressed by Sofia Samatar in her rebuttal, but I wanted to drop my two pence into the debate, so here goes. Okri … Continue reading “Ben Okri is wrong about European and African literature’s greatness (and its relationship to form and subject”)
Performing Leadership: Jonathan needs a new royal language So Goodluck Jonathan gave a presidential media chat on Sunday– judging from the response on twitter, his performance was largely judged unsatisfactory, though some commentators were ready to defend the president’s performance. Nigeria’s president is one of the most powerful of executive leaeder’s on the African continent, … Continue reading Performing Leadership: Jonathan needs a new royal language
