By: Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief There is a moment just after an election that feels almost sacred. The speeches have ended, the signs are coming down, the numbers are inked into history, and a country exhales. For a brief, fragile second, there is the possibility of calm — a pause between what was Read More…
Voting Day When I got close to the polling center on Election Day, the man was ranting, his eyes bloodshot, and his chubby face sweaty. I had several troubling thoughts on my mind. What in the world was wrong? Who offended or prevented him from exercising his civic and democratic rights? Was he searching for Read More…
“Regional and continental bodies, home and abroad, must pressure Colonel Amadou Adramane and his boys to return to their barracks as soon as possible. France must come into the picture quickly, urging the military gang to leave, convincing them that democracy is sweet wine to the senses.” Yesterday’s Military coup in Niger once again brought Read More…
