By Soumanou Salifou Thirty years ago this August 27, I landed at John F. Kennedy airport in New York as a prospective student in one of America’s most prestigious institutions … Read More
By Soumanou Salifou According to news reports based on interviews and recent statistics, anti-black sentiments have risen over the past four years despite the election of the first black president … Read More
Africa’s half-full democracy bottle – August 2011 By Soumanou Salifou It looks like the outside world exaggerates the democratic progress in Africa. On June 13, 2005, after a high-profile meeting …
Tension in Obama’s family – June 2011 By Soumanou Salifou President Obama is in trouble with the black branch of his family – voting African Americans and African-born Blacks on …
Open letter to President Obama – February 2009 By Soumanou Salifou Like many other children of the baby boom generation, and knowing the America that I have learned to know …
One Love – February 2004 By Soumanou Salifou In an appeal to black people all over the world, Bob Marley sings in his hit One Love/People Get Ready: “One love, one …
French-Speaking Africa and France: an odd relationship – August 2003 By Soumanou Salifou In today’s unipolar world dominated by the United States, French-speaking African leaders’ allegiance to France, a second-class …
Thick is blood – October 2002 By Soumanou Salifou Brazil’s victory over Germany (2-0) during the final game of the XVII World Soccer Cup hosted by South Korea and Japan …
America and Europe vs. Africa: Why the fuss about Mugabe’s re-election? – March 2002 By Soumanou Salifou The United States, Canada and Europe unequivocally rejected the results of the March …
The New U.S.-Africa relations – December 2001 By Soumanou Salifou If Africans could vote for the U.S. president, they would have overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic candidate Al Gore last …
