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Citizen Engagement, Open Government, Uncategorized

Happy Africa Day. A Luta Continua.

“We, the Heads of African States and Governments assembled in the City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Convinced…

Life

Blossoms

That smell. Very familiar. Nostalgic even. It took him back in time. To another place and another…

Life

Unstoppable

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful…

Life

Hatch or Go Bad

“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly…

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For Those Wishing Someone a Happy Father’s Day

Men are boyfriends, fathers, brothers, husbands, lovers. Men are macho problem-fixers but crave a hug and a kind…

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The Start of a New Season

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones…

Citizen Engagement, Open Government

OGP Needs Parliamentarians

I recently had the honour of attending a Legislative Openness Working Group meeting in Chile organised by…

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On Fear

Bravery is misrepresented I think. Fear is king. And it should be king. They need each other,…

Post2015

Why Africa Shouldn’t Take This Advice on Negotiating The Post-2015 Agenda

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), a Canadian think tank focused on international governance, recently published…

Post2015

Why We Need an African Partnership for Development Data

Earlier this year,  I published my thoughts on the general direction in which a partnership for development data…