Note: The article you are about to read is a modified version of a commentary written in the Guardian by Tony Blair, today founder of the Africa Progress Panel and in my humble opinion, shamelessly self-assigned messiah on redeeming the failings of African leadership. I have substituted the word “Africa” for “Europe”, exchanged African news stories…
Michelle Bachelet at the House of Commons
I attended the UN Women: The Opportunity of a Generation parliamentary event at the House of Commons today. Given the speakers; UN Under Secretary General (UN Women), Michelle Bachelet, Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Harriet Harman, my expectation was to leave with a plethora…
Friends with benefits
To me, having friends with benefits, is a bit like being on benefits and having no friends. Perhaps this comparison also works when we think of the relationship Africa has with the West. This week 192 leaders of nations gathered in UN Headquarters to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Brief history for those who…