Lagos Bits and pieces begin to come together on the ground in Lagos, so let me share some more about this big, burly, and confusing country, as we sort it out together. * The USA is important here. Elected officials from both parties request the USA to monitor the elections believing we still stand for …
Category: International
Figuring Out Nigeria
Lagos This is a classic ACORN story. One of our Brooklyn local group leaders, Dr. Toks Pearce, was originally from Nigeria and now a US citizen with no plans to return to this country. Then a boyhood friend who had run for election as Governor of the State of Lagos and narrowly lost 4 years …
Kibera
Nairobi Kibera is widely reported to be the largest slum in Africa, but god only knows who keeps such statistics, because it is certainly not the government of Kenya, nor, anyone else that I can tell. The size is unknown when one strips all of the stories away. Many said 1 million of Nairobi’s 6 …