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Ethnic agitations are at the forefront of Nigeria's public discourse. The Biafra struggle is again taking center stage of global opinion about Nigeria.It will be wise for Nigeria's elite to heed the reawakened cries of its marginalized underbelly and take steps to seriously restructure its political federation
The food crisis in the Chad basin of Africa can be solved by concerted international donor effort and by establishing security in the wider Sahel region. Watch as Adebayo Alonge proffers solutions to this international crisis alongside Emira Woods of the Institute of Policy Studies on CGTN's (CCTV Africa) Show- The Heat
The Yoruba are Nigeria's first nation but their historic advantages are eroding.
This first part series aims to trace the early origins of their historic advantages
Nigeria’s 3rd generation now needs to lead from the heart and create a humane nation that works for everyone Adebayo Alonge Solutions Ideator Image credit: Premiumtimes Introduction By 2050, Nigeria will have ~400 million people within its boundaries. It remains a poster child for what Africans are and holds the promise for what the … Continue reading The Green Book: Eight ‘foundational’ principles for Nigeria’s 3rd generation of political leaders
Africa democracy slows because its nation states are built on unjust entities
Africa is not poor but it suffers from poverty. And this poverty is due to unbridled capitalism Adebayo Alonge Solutions Ideator Image credit: gps-connects.com “Africans are fools. They allow themselves to be cheated by their leaders and by the rest of the world” Without further context, this statement may be passed off as the seething outburst of … Continue reading What They Don’t Tell You About Africa
How can Americans get their police to serve them again?
The Nigerian youth is a diverse group that does not fit any one stereotype. The poverty of this group as well as other Nigerians is caused by the subtle acceptance of poverty in Nigerian culture as an occurrence that people bring upon themselves.
There is the existence of hidden and collective structures of power that surround and control official tenants of government across Africa. Jean Bayart,The Criminalization of the State in Africa Photo credit: nations online.org Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano referred to these power structures as vested interests. It … Continue reading Of Power,Politics and Africa
YALI Fellow- Adebayo Alonge has brought together Yale University, the Lagos Business School and Lagos State government to organize an infectious diseases management workshop for healthcare professionals. Ebola killed mostly healthcare workers in Nigeria in 2014 and this workshop is targeted at improving infectious disease management capacity in Nigeria's health institutions. You can attend free, … Continue reading Yale University, Lagos Business School and Lagos State Government organise infectious diseases management workshop
