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World
The rise of the right-wing globalists
The World Economic Forum showed how the right is seizing the levers of the international order. By Quinn Slobodian In 1937, the head of IBM Thomas Watson received the Order of the German Eagle from Adolf Hitler. The occasion was the annual congress of the International Chamber of Commerce, hosted […]
Africa
Nigeria stampede: Several dead at Buhari rally
A number of people have been killed and injured in a stampede at a campaign rally for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, local officials say. The incident happened at a stadium in the southern city of Port Harcourt when the crowd surged towards a gate after President Buhari’s speech. Nigeria holds […]
Elections
Atiku Abubakar – the Nigerian operator who knows how to make money
The man aiming to wrest the Nigerian presidency from Muhammadu Buhari has built a career circling the summits of public life. Atiku Abubakar has been a top civil servant, a vice-president, and a prominent businessman and philanthropist, making his fortune in the oil sector and giving some of it away […]
Profiles
Atiku Abubakar – the Nigerian operator who knows how to make money
The man aiming to wrest the Nigerian presidency from Muhammadu Buhari has built a career circling the summits of public life. Atiku Abubakar has been a top civil servant, a vice-president, and a prominent businessman and philanthropist, making his fortune in the oil sector and giving some of it away […]
Economy
Tackling Africa’s youth unemployment crisis
By John Page By some estimates, Africa’s working-age population will grow by approximately 450 million people—about 3 percent per annum—between 2015 and 2035. By 2050, Africa will have 362 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years old. Where will the region find the jobs for such […]
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Liam Neeson started a vital debate. To condemn him is to end it
The actor’s candid admission tells us a lot about racial bias. We should seize this moment to learn more By John Barnes Everyone seems to have had their say on the Liam Neeson’s “racist” interview, including me. I seem to be one of very few people defending him, and I’d […]
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