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Bad Bananas and Blowback: Trump, Nigeria, and the Danger of Déjà Vu

In the early 1950s, bananas were a big deal in America. To many, they were symbols of American abundance and international trade. To others, they were

Food security, technology, and Trump’s wake-up call nexus

We often say Nigeria is at peace, yet our actions betray that claim. We have relative peace but we don’t value it. Both citizens and government have,

An urgent, open letter to African-American service men and women

From his statements and actions, you already know who President Donald Trump is and what he represents. In America and worldwide, he holds people of c

The normalisation of humiliation: How stereotyping the North became a national weakness

Nigeria has reached a moral crossroads. The signs are subtle but unmistakable: the jokes that sting a little too sharply, the television panels that r

There’s more to America’s sudden interest in Nigeria

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, has released a statement on what he described as the persecution and genocidal extermination of Christians in Nigeri