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Showing posts with label Nigeria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigeria. Show all posts
Niger: After Gaddafi, where now?
Democratising Libya to the north, rapid development south in Nigeria, and political uncertainty west in Mali, what course for poor, landlocked Niger?
South Sudan: creating a new capital at Ramciel
But are centrally-located new capital cities typically successful? Other countries' experiences might provide an answer.
World: what's in a name?
In emerging economies, governments are putting their own stamp on history by renaming cities and even countries. Not everywhere, however.
Ghana: is its success due to social cohesion?
Ghana is growing faster than anywhere else right now. Is that due to national pride facilitated by a single language?
World: how useful is English really?
It's the "World language", they say. But if that's the case, why are so many people learning Mandarin these days?
World: which country will call the 21st Century theirs?
Two vie, but only one is likely to achieve this accolade.
Africa: the next property hot-spot?
As the Chinese property bubble looks set to pop, Australian and US house prices continue to decline. Investors eye the Sub-Sahara.
World: look South for opportunities
Maybe some Westerners feel their countries are largely cooked, but Angola and Brazil present fresh challenges.
Nigeria: terrorists on the warpath
Does Boko Haram's bombing of the UN in Abuja herald a need to break-up Africa's most populous country?
Africa: how fast is Sub-Saharan Africa growing?
How big is it now, and how important to the global economy is it becoming?
Britain: leaving the EU quite soon?
The European project is in tatters as there's little EU-wide resolve for Eurozone fiscal union. The UK could opt out soon.
World: who are we electing exactly?
The questionable competance and experience of our top elected politicians. Who's running our countries?
Nigeria: cut across the middle?
The Muslim North votes one way and the mainly Christian South another. Could Nigeria degenerate into civil war?
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