February 16, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Flowers for Valentine’s Day Lovely flowers arrived Thursday morning, with sweet words from my husband. Aren’t they pretty? Election Day in Nigeria I though I would be able to tell you something about today’s election in Nigeria, though I did … Continue reading
February 8, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Minister of Finance I appreciated the story about my Yale SOM classmate Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance in Ghana, in the most recent Yale alumni news. In an interview he describes his reasons for returning home. He’d … Continue reading
February 4, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Master Class on Race I loved what I found yesterday in The New York Times news summary. If I could, I’d put the Tweet and the 2 minute video here, but it’s beyond my technical skills! Just follow the link … Continue reading
January 19, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Belated Happy New Year! Christmas and the New Year feel long ago, now that we’ve already passed the halfway mark of January. My last post was over a month ago! I’ve missed communicating with you and want to share our … Continue reading
December 18, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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British Benevolence, or British Theft? There was a fascinating article in Al Jazeera, by Jason Hickel, describing recent research on the economics of British colonial power in India. The economist Utsa Patnaik calculated “that Britain drained a total of nearly $45 trillion from … Continue reading
December 14, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs My new book is finally out in print and Kindle editions! I said both were available a few days ago, but when I looked at the Kindle edition it was badly formatted. … Continue reading
October 23, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Peace Building Needs Women Women are not participating in sufficient numbers in peace-building work. This is not a surprise. UN Women made this point well in a recent report. They shared an infographic to demonstrate how few women have been involved … Continue reading
September 5, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Autobiographical Novel A new autobiographical Nigerian novel called Freshwater is making news. It’s already out in the US and I’m eager to read it. I saw a note about it in Ainehi Edoro’s blog and then learned more from Africa … Continue reading
August 16, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Africa’s Future I follow the Nigerian blogger Max Siollun. In his recent blog he referenced an article from the Financial Times and included the article. Reasons To Be Optimistic About #Africa’s Future Siollun begins by saying, “[The article] makes a point that I … Continue reading
August 12, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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DMGS Convention Part II The Dennis Memorial Grammar School, DMGS, Convention in Newark NJ which opened Friday evening Aug. 3 continued all day Saturday. There were the usual convention activities like reading reports and electing officers. I didn’t stay for … Continue reading