The media have, since the turn of the 20th century, occupied a unique and strategic position in Sub‐Saharan Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular. Unlike most other businesses, the media have acquired most profits not directly from the public readership but indirectly through advertising. Due to the influx of multi‐national corporations (MNCs) in Sub‐Saharan Africa, […]
The Niger Delta in Nigerian Nation-Building, 1960-2005
This work highlights the various methods employed by the Niger Delta peoples in nation‐building. In the First Republic they propounded the twelve states structure of the Nigerian Federation. Then in the civil war period, between 1967 and 1970, they were the cornerstone of the victory of the Federal Troops as well as saving lives in […]
Growing Civic Awareness – Symptomatic Rehearsal of True Democratic Dividend: Lessons from Nigeria’s General Elections of 2007
The concept of democratic dividend is a peculiar one among Nigerian politicians whereby political office holders believe that their call to service is occasioned by the need to garner as much of political goods to their electors as possible from the “national cake”. Therefore, there is a popular conception (or perhaps misconception) among the local […]
Cultivating Cultural Change Through Cinema; Youssef Chahine and the Creation of National Identity in Nasser’s Egypt
Egypt has long been considered by most commentators as the birthplace of Arab cinema and many of the seminal milestones in Arab cinematic history such as the shooting of the first full‐length feature film, Layla (1928)3 took place along the banks of the Nile. The golden era of Egyptian cinema began in the late 1940’s and continued through […]
Attractions and Limitations of Liberal Democracy in Africa
Democracy is today one of the most popular concepts not only in academic circles, but also in governmental as well as non‐governmental domains. The New World (Dis)Order has made its liberal version to acquire a fairly standardized and universal connotation to the neglect of contextual variables that may impact on it for good or ill. […]
