Behind the Glass

Lagos streets; the veil protecting our white minds. Not for long, we immersed within the hawkers and the beggars, the peoples of Nigeria in Africa's 2nd largest city.

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Another African Day

November 18th 2005
Africa began with no call, no sign, no indication. The gate for boarding at Heathrow International Airport opened and that was the start. All rows, all seats, all passengers crowded like a Haitian voting-poll, but eventually formed into two snaking lines as black as a cobra’s sheen. A few white spots speckled the arrangement, I among them. Suddenly, the minority I sought was found—and it w ... read more

Africa » Nigeria

Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have bee... ... read more

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