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
June 6, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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High School Graduation for Two Chibok Girls I was reminded again of the 276 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, northern Nigeria. Their abduction led to the hashtag campaign “#BringBackOurGirls.” I thought just a few had … Continue reading
May 5, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Love Does Not Win Elections Feyi Fawehinmi, contributor to the Guardian, an online Nigerian publication, writes about Ayisha Osori’s forthcoming book, Love Does Not Win Elections, about Nigerian Politics. He says, “I’ll go out on a limb and say this is … Continue reading
May 22, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Second Chibok Girl? Just two days after the news of a Chibok girl found wandering in the forest, when she was being taken to meet President Buhari, there was news of another. That news is being challenged. There seems no … Continue reading
January 15, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Step It Up I flew to Miami, Florida this afternoon for the bi-annual board meeting of the USNC UN Women, the United States National Committee for United Nations Women. Our meeting starts Saturday morning and finishes at noon on Sunday. … Continue reading
October 7, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Igbo Culture, so Rich Igbo culture is rich, varied, and full of wonders. Many of you already know my story and how I came to be part of Igbo life. For a quick introduction, you can look at my bio. … Continue reading
May 28, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Four Key Challenges Max Siollun shared photos of Buhari and Jonathan together as Jonathan showed his successor through the presidential compound. I took one of his photos to share with you – thank you, Max. Buhari campaigned against corruption, mismanagement, … Continue reading
May 24, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Tide Turning Max Siollun is a Nigerian journalist and historian. I’ve quoted him before. He shared his story in The Guardian about Boko Haram and how the fight has changed. Now it is Boko Haram that is on the run, … Continue reading
April 18, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Igbo Women and Feminism Three Nigerians, and not just Nigerians, but Igbos, and not just Igbos, but two Igbo women and one man! made Time’s list of 100 Most Influential People in the world. I read this on the first day … Continue reading
April 2, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Major Genera, now President Elect, Muhammadu Buhari Buhari is the Winner! I watched the Nigerian election results with my husband Clem and our older son Chinaku who is visiting from Nigeria. We were all thrilled with the result. When we heard … Continue reading