As the plane began to land and the lights, like candles, began to lighten the skies of the city where I was born, the lyrics of the song by Egyptian singer , Nagaat Alsaghira ‘Maa Ahla Erroujaa Ilayhee’ (how beautiful it is to come back) came to mind. The city I’m referring tois Tunisia’s capital […]
Africa is often depicted as a continent of mass migration, following its high number of migrants experienced in the past few years. According to statistics, As of 2007, there were an estimated seven million African migrants living in Organisation For Economic Co-Operations and Development countries. This increase in numbers has been constituted by: Climate change […]
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which citizens of a country democratically elect officials who represents them. During elections citizens are able to exercise their rights and freedoms of choosing whomever they would like to govern them. But recent events in several African countries have seen many electoral processes lack integrity and credibility which […]
Leadership is an essential feature of all government and governance. Leadership scholars suggest that weak leadership contributes to government failures, and strong leadership is indispensable if a government is to succeed. But does that mean young people contribute to government failure because they are young and lack the so called leadership skills? In Africa, for […]