ECOWAS criticizes South Africa for sending warship to region

Feb. 8 | The chairman of West Africa’s regional bloc on Tuesday criticized South Africa for sending a warship to the region amid Ivory Coast’s political crisis, but the South African government maintained it had sent the vessel as a negotiating...

Can diplomacy prevent a tragedy in Cote D’ivoire?

Jan. 22 | People attend a meeting to support Ivory Coast's incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo on January 15, 2011 in Abidjan. By Blessing Maduagwu ”War is a continuation of politics by other means’’ ……Karl Von Clausewitz The world media...

ECOWAS threatens “legitimate force” to oust Laurent Gbagbo

Dec. 25 | West African leaders said they would use “legitimate force” to remove Laurent Gbagbo from power in Ivory Coast if he does not agree to step down peacefully, a call that comes amid rising fears of violence. At least 173 deaths have been...

Nigerian Pidgin 101: Mirakul senta plenti

May. 27 | By Edwin Eriata Oribhabor, Abuja - Nigeria Sometime ago, I wrote of a woman who openly expressed unhappiness over her husband’s ova kwayet (reticent) attitude. Specifically, she complained that the husband was used to haus to wok, wok to...