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 …
Open letter to African heads of state – September 2001 By Soumanou Salifou Your Excellencies, We are honored to welcome you to the United States to attend the Third U.S.-Africa …
How long before the African woman’s much-needed revolution?– March 2001 By Soumanou Salifou Men abuse and discriminate against women around the world. The so-called “developed world” is no exception to …
The symbol of hope – August 1999 By Soumanou Salifou The coming to power of Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo in Nigeria and Thabo Mbeki in South Africa brings a great deal …
Letter to Summit participants – August 1997 July 25, 1997 Dear Summit Participants, The African magazine is proud to be a part of the Fourth African-African American Summit, a laudable …
ECOWAS First Lady’s Africa Peace Mission: Can women do it? – March 1997 Concurrently with the 19th summit meeting of the heads of state and government of the Economic Community …
Côte d’Ivoire, a West African success story – March 1996 When Ivorian President Félix Houphouet-Boigny died in December 1993, observers of West African politics talked of the death of a giant. …
