Africa’s looted icons will be returned – but what is their true value?
The pressure to return looted African artefacts to the homeland is growing, but for Onyekachi Wambu the question remains, what is their true value to modern Africa?
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The power of unity in conflict
The number of conflicts on the continent shows that Africa continues to be overwhelmed by what Sigmund Freud called the “narcissism of small differences”. The …
Nigeria: What next?
Elections in Nigeria are a big event, but this month’s are the most momentous since the return to electoral rule in 1999. We may even …
Hospital heroes
How do we judge the most influential Africans of 2014? Is it by personal success? The impact they have on people’s lives? Or whether they …
President Obama and his ‘friends’
What will be the final verdict on President Barack Obama? This month’s mid-term elections, the last elections before his term ends, will provide early feedback …
Mandela’s place in history
Madiba died a year ago. How should his remarkable life be understood? Onyekachi Wambu looks back at events that shook African history from Alexander’s conquest …