African Politics and International Relations
Posted in African Politics, International Relations, Noted on Jan 6th, 2010
I’ve been away from this blog for the holidays, but now that I’m back I’m ready to start commenting on the recent news about the terrorism scare in Nigeria. Consider the clip of the BBC news report posted below. The US has singled out Nigeria for tougher airport security rules. Now this MIGHT be a [...]
Posted in African Politics, International Relations, Noted on Mar 21st, 2009
On Friday, Johnnie Carson became Obama’s official nominee for US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the State Department (via allAfrica.com). A number of observers have worried about how long it took him to name someone to this post, that it is an indication of Africa’s low priority in the Obama administration. But the choice [...]
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