New Orleans One of the interesting things about working around the globe is the amount of time you end up spending listening to CNN and BBC World News. Some of it is frankly a challenge. Learning conversions between Fahrenheit and centigrade at this advanced stage of life at best gives me a sense of approximate …
Category: International
Notes on Nigeria
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 …
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 …