November 2012

Political economy of the new slave trade in Africa

  A macro analysis of various inquiry into the nature and causes of Africa’s crises may revealed a continent placed on perpetual slavery. From trans-Atlantic slave trade to colonialism; from colonialism to flag independence and Neo Colonialism; from trade imperialism to human trafficking; from the rampaging momentum of globalization to erosion of African culture and communal morality; from...

Author(s): Azeez O. Olaniyan and A. I. Aladegbola

November 2012

Communal conflict and resource development in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

  Communal conflicts and violence have become a plague that has eaten deep into the fabric of Nigerian economy. These conflicts result from different value systems, aggressive competition for environmental resources and ethnic/identity crisis amongst others. In the study area, several communal clashes abound. The major consequence of this bloody communal clashes have been an outright reduction in the livelihood...

Author(s): Ikurekong E. E., Udo Anietie Sunday and Esin J. O.