One of the missing links to democracy in Africa is leadership elected on merit, sound policies and a clear vision for the future. This sobering reality has left many nations stuck with a burgeoning burden of the incompetent AK-47 generation of leaders. These leaders won the battles in the bush but have lost the governance … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Economy
Charles Taylor may go free because court is running broke.
by Nelima An article in the VOA says that former Liberian president Charles Taylor could go free due to insufficient funds for the court proceedings. For those of you not familiar with the history of this story, Charles Taylor is currently in custody at the Hague and on trial by the UN-backed Special Court for … Continue reading »
What is your “sleep number saving”?
by Solange Kolie Recession-Proof Ideas Times are hard! So its time to try and get ahead of the game. The more money you have saved, the less stressful you are about losing a job or house or how the stock market is performing. Continue reading »
African Immigrants to the Rescue?
by Nelima This is a rare immigration story. As the economy worsens, immigrants are increasingly seen as a burden and competition for welfare resources, but this story in Newsweek gave a much needed fresh angle of the impact of immigrants on the American economy. Here are some excerpts, but make sure you read the full article. … Continue reading »
Elusive employment opportunities for foreign-trained African Immigrants
by Nelima The Star Tribune had a ’Mega Career Expo’ at the Minneapolis Convention Center yesterday. There where three pavilions, a health care pavilion, a general/professional pavilion and an engineering pavilion. There were a ton of young job hunters and only FOUR booths in the general/professional area. Verizon Wireless was looking for customer reps, a … Continue reading »
Economic hardships drive masses to church?
by Nelima I am not overly religious, but I must admit that every once in a while I get an urge to go to mass. Interestingly, when I was younger I went to Catholic schools, sang in the church choir and in high school I was church pianist. Yet somehow after high school that all … Continue reading »
Brian Coyle Community Center food shelves lay bare.
In today’s Minnesota Daily there’s an article talking about the diminishing stock of food at the Brian Coyle Center’s metal food shelves. The only thing that’s worse than the dwindling food and money contributions is the increasing demand. Since July, when Becky Burand took over responsibility for the Brian Coyle food shelf, she’s seen monthly increases in … Continue reading »
Vegas Booming
by Ibe Bad economy? Well that depends on who you ask. Like many things in life, the economy is apparently a seesaw. When some are down, others are up. In this bad economic times, some business (if not entire industries) are experiencing a boom. This became clear to me earlier this week when I visited … Continue reading »
