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Changing Nigeria’s National Anthem is an Awful Mistake
In a country that already suffers from a lack of national identity, unexpectedly changing the national anthem is a serious mistake.
Culture
Do Africans Need To Be More Nationalistic?
The idea around national identity has played a major role in many nations around the world. Many nations have been formed and wars have...
Politics
The Myth of ‘African Unity’
There are many within Africa who often like to imagine a world where African countries would come together and collectively work towards a brighter...
Opinion
It is Time to Stop Blaming Outsiders for Africa’s Problems
One thing I have never quite enjoyed encountering from many African writers and intellectuals is this overemphasis on conflating many of Africa’s issues in...
Culture
What Happened To Pan Africanism?
With various wars taking place around the continent, a lack of unity between African nations, stifling economic growth and many more issues faced by...
Politics
The Unfulfilled Promises of African Independence
I was born long after my country, Nigeria, and many other African countries gained independence. Therefore, my understanding of that time period is largely...
Must-read
Why I started an African Blog
This is the very first article that would enter my blog, so I thought it would be fitting to make a short introduction of myself and my plans for the blog.