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PRESS RELEASE            AFRIPOL'S NEWS

Naira depreciates as external reserves drop

OPEC and Oil Price

Peaceful Africa: Stand on conflict Resolution

Afripol Person of the Month: Mia Farrow

Africa's chance to shine amid global turmoil

President Obama to visit Ghana not Nigeria

The collapse of Naira: Nigeria's strategic blunder

Africom: The security need for 21st century

G-20 summit: Where is Nigeria?

Obama Administration: The Policy for Nigeria

US 2008 Human Rights Report: Nigeria

Afripol calls for strategic peace in Niger Delta

Desmond Tutu: A word of caution to Obama

NigeriaTown in China ( Audio slide narrative)

The water vendors of Nigeria

President Obama’s connection to Nigeria

Nigeria ranked 117 in econo- freedom index

Confronting ecological disaster in Anambra state and South eastern Nigeria

NIGERIA VENTURING INTO NUCLEAR AGE

Environmental revolution awaits Kano State

Zeroth strategy for waste oil disposal in Nigeria

Barack ObamaTakes Presidency Oath

Barack Obama is sworn in during the inauguration ceremony in WashingtonAP A historic event, the president-elect was sworn in and he became the first African-American US President. The son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas become the 44th president of United States of America after defeating Senator John McCain in a landside election.

Emerging economies must reject handouts and bailouts capitalism

Nigeria payment of foreign debt: The largest transfer of wealth in modern time

#87 Nigeria: Best Countries for Business

United States confirms KBR Nigeria bribes

Two Sides of Lagos.    Reclaiming Lagos 

Racism at Beijing Olympics

Bakassi: As we reach the end of the Road

Rwanda accuses France over 1994 genocide

  The indictment of Omar al-bashir, Sudanese


Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was charged for genocide in a five-year campaign of violence in the country's Darfur region by International Criminal Court. The prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the International Criminal Court is seeking the arrest of the president... "We request a warrant for the crime of genocide -- 6a, b and c -- basically massive rapes and the condition of 2.5 million people -- in addition we charged him with crimes against humanity and war crimes."

Is Africa the sick baby of the world?

G8 Leaders Statement on Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission declared the sole candidate Robert Mugabe the winner of presidential runoff  despite the withdrawal of the opposition candidate. Nelson Mandela called the violent crisis in Zimbabwe "a tragic failure of leadership," and President Bush called the election a "sham."
ROBERT MUGABE: THE RIGHT MOMENT TO EXIT  

A Nigerian state wants mining reparations

In South Africa Chinese is classify as Black

Nigerians the most educated in the U.S.

African Banks and the issue of bonds

Ghana Government: $750m bond target

Africa leaders must unite against EPA

A world of casual racism' exposed at British Airways

MALARIA: A COMMUNITY NIGHTMARE, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN ROLLING BACK MALARIA (RBM)

Malaria and the politics of disease

NIGERIA'S STRATEGIC PLAN: STEPS TO ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE BY THE YEAR 2020

Index of State Weakness in the Developing World -  Susan E. Rice and Stewart Patrick

President Bush: Second coming to Africa

Dr.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Bags Afripol       Achievement Award

FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY J. RAWLINGS BAGS AFRIPOL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (click)

GHANA CAN MAKE OIL WORK FOR THEM

OPINIONS                                               
Superstition of Democracy By F. Buckley

Chimamanda Adichie on Africa's Debt

 Onitsha Needs Environmental facelift        

The new scramble for Africa's resources

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  Yar'Adua sworn in as Nigeria's president
   

PROFILE OF THE NEW PRESIDENT

DEBT CANCELLATION

VIEWS ON NIGERIA

HOLLYWOOD AND AFRICA             

MISSION STATEMENT    

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ABOUT AFRIPOL

STRATEGIC COMMENTARIES

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PHOTOGALLERY                                                     

STATE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY                     

CONFLICT ANALYSIS & RESOLUTION

HUMAN RIGHT WATCH

BOOK REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS

DIALOGUES AND LEADERSHIP

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Democracy and Good Governance Speech By U.S. Consul General Brian L. Browne at University of Lagos....> click for details

The new Naira notes have their values written in Nigeria's three major languages, Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba. Arabic inscriptions have been removed.                   

 

Ghana's President John Kufuor inspects a guard of honour prior to a banquet being held for him in the British capital, London, on mar 14, 2007         

 

          SLAVERY

Slave trade shameful, Tony Blair says....more>

 

   The Independence Arch, Accra Ghana

            

  Chief mediator Kofi Annan (R) passes by a bronze statue from Benin as he arrives for a media briefing at a hotel in Nairobi February 15, 2008. Kenya's feuding parties have agreed to an independent review of the country's disputed December 27 election, but have yet to agree terms for power-sharing.     

 

Nigeria & Nuclear Age       The fall of Mbeki 

Why debt cancellation?                      Nigeria & Corruption  

ETHIOPIA & STARBUCKS       Peaceful Africa
                                                                                        
G8 & AFRICA                                               On slavery & Abolition 

 


NIGERIA'S STRATEGIC PLAN

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                     Quotations of the Week                                          

Address by Honourable Mr Jacob Zuma on the occasion of his inauguration as fourth democratically elected President of South Africa, Union Buildings  May 2009                                                  

Your Majesties,                   
Your Royal Highnesses,
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government and Leaders and Members of delegations, Chairpersons of the African Union and the African Commission, Esteemed Members of the Order of Mapungubwe, our icon the Hon Nelson Mandela, and the Hon Thabo Mbeki, Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and High Commissioners Speaker of the National Assembly, Max Sisulu, Chief Justice, Pius Langa Members of the Diplomatic corps, Mama Albertina Sisulu and all veterans of our struggle, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

On this day, a decade and a half ago, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was formally elected as the first President of a democratic South Africa.

At that moment a new nation was born, a nation founded on the fundamental principles of human dignity and equal rights for all.

A nation founded on the promise that ‘never, never and never again’ would this land experience the oppression of one by another.

Today, a decade and a half later, we gather here to reaffirm the promise of that great day.

We gather here determined to renew that most solemn undertaking, to build a society in which all people are freed from the shackles of discrimination, exploitation, want and disease.

We gather here determined that the struggles and sacrifices of our people over many decades shall not be in vain.

Instead, they shall inspire us to complete the task for which so much blood was shed, and so much hardship endured. This is a moment of renewal.

When Madiba took the oath of office on the 10th of May 1994, it was one of the greatest historic moments of our country, Africa and the African diaspora.

Madiba healed our wounds and established the rainbow nation very firmly.

He set us on the path of nation building and prosperity and made us a respected member of the world community of nations. He taught us that all South Africans have equal claim to this country, and that there can be no lasting peace unless all of us, black and white, learned to live together in harmony and peace.

He made reconciliation the central theme of his term of office.

We will not deviate from that nation-building task. Thank you Madiba, for showing us the way.

I would also like to acknowledge the former second Deputy President of the democratic republic, the Hon FW de Klerk, who worked with Madiba in the resolution of the apartheid conflict, and participated in shaping a new South Africa.

Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,

In June 1999, former President Mbeki came to this very podium to take the oath of office, as the second President of the Republic. He took the country forward as a true statesman.
He made a remarkable contribution towards strengthening our democracy, and laid a firm foundation for economic growth and development.

He made our country an integral part of the continent and worked tirelessly for an African rebirth. Through his leadership, South Africa’s stature grew in the continent and globally.

In his last address to the nation as Head of State in September last year, he demonstrated his patriotism, and put the interests of the country above his personal interests.

Thank you Zizi for demonstrating a character that the ANC had always embodied since 1912.

Your Excellencies, ladies and gentleman, the nation is equally indebted to my friend, comrade and brother, President Kgalema Motlanthe.

He came into office during a period of great anxiety, and brought about calm, stability and certainty. He has led us in a very capable manner and the transition has become remarkably smooth and well managed.

On behalf of the nation, let me express our sincerest gratitude to President Motlanthe for patriotic service to the nation. Motlanthe!
Bakone! Mmadiboka, seboka, dikgomo lebatho!

Today, as I take this solemn Oath of Office as the Fourth President of the Republic of South Africa, I do so deeply conscious of the responsibilities that you, the people of our country are entrusting in me.

I commit myself to the service of our nation with dedication, commitment, discipline, integrity, hard work and passion.

There is a lot to be done. More than 11,6 million South Africans voted for the ANC, based on the programme put before them.

We are now called upon to implement our Manifesto. The dreams and hopes of all the people of our country must be fulfilled. There is no place for complacency, no place for cynicism, no place for excuses.

Everything we do must contribute in a direct and meaningful way to the improvement of the lives of our people.

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies,

We make a commitment here and now, before the eyes of the world, that:

For as long as there are South Africans who die from preventable disease;

For as long as there are workers who struggle to feed their families;

For as long as there are communities without clean water, decent shelter or proper sanitation;

For as long as there are rural dwellers unable to make a decent living from the land on which they live;

For as long as there are women who are subjected to discrimination, exploitation or abuse;

For as long as there are children who do not have the means nor the opportunity to receive a decent education;

For as long as there are people who are unable to find work,

we shall not rest, and we dare not falter.

As we apply ourselves to these and other tasks, we must acknowledge that we find ourselves in difficult economic times.

Jobs are being lost in every economy across the world. We will not be spared the negative impact, and are beginning to feel the pinch.

However, the foundations of our economy are strong and we will need to continue to build on them.

This will require more hard work than ever before.

To achieve all our goals, we must hold ourselves to the highest standards of service, probity and integrity. Together we must build a society that prizes excellence and rewards effort, which shuns laziness and incompetence.

We must build a society that draws on the capabilities, energy and promise of all its people.

Fellow South Africans, this is indeed a moment of renewal.

It is an opportunity to rediscover, that which binds us together as a nation.

The unity of our nation should be a priority for all sectors of our society.

We are a people of vastly different experiences, of divergent interests, with widely different views.

Yet we share a common desire for a better life, and to live in peace and harmony.

We share a common conviction that never shall we return to a time of division and strife.

From this common purpose we must forge a partnership for reconstruction, development and progress.

In this partnership there is a place for all South Africans, black and white.

It is a partnership founded on principles of mutual respect and the unfettered expression of different views. We do not seek conformity.

We seek a vibrant, dynamic partnership that is enriched by democratic debate that values diverse views and accommodates dissent.

Therefore, we need to make real the fundamental right of all South Africans to freely express themselves, to protest, to organise, and to practice their faith.

We must defend the freedom of the media, as we seek to promote within it a greater diversity of voices and perspectives.

We must deepen the practice of participatory democracy in all spheres of public life.

We must strengthen the democratic institutions of state, and continually enhance their capacity to serve the people.

We must safeguard the independence and integrity of those institutions tasked with the defence of democracy, and that must act as a check on the abuse of power.

Compatriots, today, we enter a new era in the history of our nation, imbued with a resolve to do everything within our means to build a better life for all our people.

Today, we renew our struggle to forge a nation that is at peace with itself and the world.

As we rejoice in being surrounded by our friends from all over the world, we reiterate our gratitude for the sterling contribution of the international community to our struggle for freedom.

We single out the African continent, for refusing to rest until the southern tip of Africa was free.

We recommit ourselves to continue to be an active member of the international community.

We will continue to use multilateral and bilateral forums and relations to take forward the goals of eradicating global poverty, strengthening peace and security and to promote democracy.
We will promote international friendship and cooperation through amongst others the 2010 FIFA World Cup. South Africa will deliver a world class event that will forever change the perceptions of the international community, and also ensure a lasting legacy for the people of Africa.
Fellow South Africans, let us move forward decisively, together.

Let us build a nation that remains forever mindful of its history, of those who have sacrificed so much, and the many who put down their lives so we can be here today.

A nation filled with the laughter and joy of children.

A nation filled with a hope born of the knowledge that if we work together, we will achieve our dreams.

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, thank you for gracing this occasion today.

I thank you.


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AFRIPOL organization's policy and financial experts are working on a WHITE PAPER on how to avoid enormous foreign debts among African nations, below are the salient points.    (coming soon)
                                                                                                                            HOW TO AVOID ENORMOUS FOREIGN DEBT :
STABILIZE THE NATION’S FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC HOUSE: Balance the budget. Implement timely and appropriate budget. Avoid budget deficit by spending within nation’s means, so to avoid un necessary borrowing and check corruption.
A country cannot live beyond it means and this a hole that has trapped many countries including nations with advance economies. Those countries with sophisticated and diversified economies could survive excessive spending and borrowing because they have productive and stabilized economies. But these countries will at long last will feel the pinch of their financial laxity.
United States of America has a large deficit and borrow heavily from abroad especially from China and Japan but America has the capability to sustain it.

SET UP NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BORROWING AND DEBT MANAGEMENT:

This body will comprise of individuals and experts from the office of the Presidency, legislature and from the public. They will instituted transparency and probity policy to check mismanagement. Broaden deliberations on borrowing and debt management to involve tax paying citizens.

HIRE SEASONED EXPERT NEGOTIATORS: Financial, economic and legal experts to negotiate on behalf of nation seeking foreign loans. The experts can favorably negotiate for reasonable interest rates and duration on the maturity of the loans.

BORROWING/DEBT LEGISLATION: The legislatures will enact a law, that will be a deterrent to unnecessary and excessive foreign borrowing.

RAISE FUNDS INTERNALLY: Domestic borrowing by the government will be promoted by the issue of bonds and increase of revenue through fiscal and monetary policies.

INTRODUCTION: THE PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST OF THE SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS ON CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS, CITIZENS AND RIGHTS TITLED: PEACEFUL AFRICA AND WORLD: TAKING A STAND ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION .

Peace is good for business. No investor or capitalist desires to put his or her money in a troublous society, where conflicts and wars create instability and poor consumers. In developing world especially Africa, conflicts are ubiquitous, with dire consequences on their economic growth.

The economic merits of sustainable peace cannot be overemphasis. In addition, the political, cultural and social implications of peace in a society are affirmative and liberating. Peace literally is not the total absence of conflict and war, but absence of major catastrophic events that may derail co-existence among groups and individuals in a given society. When we talk of peaceful society, we talk of stable and functional society, where law and order exist. Here conflicts are managed and reduced to a minimal level. Peace encompasses respect for law, which guarantees the protection of lives and properties.

However, absolute peace is idealistic. If a government adequately carries out her basic role of safeguarding the society and is able to prosecute recalcitrant people through fair hearing, we can then conclude that a peaceful society and a decisive government have emerged. The problem in most conflicts in the developing countries especially Africa, is the weak central government which is not necessarily in control and hence centripetal instability protrudes its tendrils to all the nooks and corners of the society. Basically, it is total breakdown of law and order that is confronting Africa in all the hot spots of the continent. When wars were raging in Liberia, Sudan and others, there were no legitimate governments,the citizens were decimated and the scanty underdeveloped infrastructures they had were all unfortunately destroyed. In those instances, there were no functional governments. The parties at war were in struggle for dominance, control of the central governments and countries’ resources.
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Governor Bill Richardson: REVIEW ON AFRICA'S ENGAGEMENTS:

  

(L-R) Bill Richardson & Founder of Afripol, Emeka Chiakwelu at Houston World Affairs Council

 Founder's Corner

Experts/Analysts

E. T. Chiakwelu

Gideon Nyan

Sunny Oputa

Stevie C. Chiakwelu

Vincent Ogboi

DR. O. Martins

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BEYOND THE LAST COMPUTER           By Dr. Philip Emeagwali

What is "sub-Sahara Africa"?   By H. Ekwe

Building democracy and good governance
By A. Lufadeju

Are Africans really intelligent people?      By Etim            

African Neo-Psyche:Hindrance to development          By Gideon Nyan

Big men, big trouble

Welcome AFRICOM in Nigeria
By
Ugo Harris Ukandu

                             On African Union government
By Dr. Tolofari

FRAGMENTS
By Safiya I. Dantiye

Why Wolfowitz Should Stay    
By NUHU RIBADU

Why the Polls failed By O. Nnanna

For U.S-Nigeria Go Between, Ties Yield Profits                   By Barry Meier

Nigeria: Polls  marred by violence   By Human Rights Watch

The triumph of         barbarism             By Okey Ndibe

Climate change: Why the silence in    Nigeria?             Luke Onyekakeyah
                            On Igbo Arts          By Uche Odenigbo

Nigeria’s Imperiled Elections                By New York Times

Hope Where There Was None              By Paul Wolfowitz

Towards a new enlightenment in Africa     By Leo Igwe

Boosting S-East Nigeria economy through palm produce

A Time for Miracles By Bono

Africa and China     By Nsa A. Etim

Where is Africa going wrong?      Philip Emeagwali  

Is the World Ready for Obama?     By Etse Sikanku

Corruption runs    deep in Nigerian politics                  By Tom Ashby

Inflation and the Naira
By Mike Ekunno

Obasanjo's regrets  By Friday Ndubuisi

Yar’Adua and leadership in Africa  By Y. Sen

 Great Depression   By Bret Stephens

Where did the Igbos come from?              By Mazi Nweke  

Nigeria trying to change its image    By Kristen Hays

Is He Black Enough By Dr.M.  Fauntroy

Patron of Africa misgoverment         By NY Times

The New Black Nativism
By O. Patterson

Weak political parties and democracy
By Pini Jason
 

*China-Africa Summit -By Mbeki

*Western Media & Africa

*Freedom, Not Foreign Aid, For Africa                     By Prof. Williams

Ebele an Igbo word, I am one

Obama is Ready to lead By E.T.C

 

 

 

 

 

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Founder's Corner:Policy Research & Strategic Analysis.
 

Reflection & Perspective on Africa:Debt, Aid and Trade

AFRICA : ON THE ROAD TO ECONOMIC SERFDOM

European Union-African Union Summit

Why we need to support Zimbabwe

Conflict Diamond

Russell Simmons: Africa's Diamond                                                                                                     Okonjo-Iweala, speaks on Nigerian economic trends                                                                                                VULTURE FUNDS AND AFRICA

  ROBERT MUGABE :A man without vision

 THE GREAT SUMMIT: AFRICA AND CHINA           

BIO-DATA OF  ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA
    

Experts/Analysts

E. T. Chiakwelu

Sunny Oputa

Stevie C. Chiakwelu

Vincent Ogboi

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