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Won’t You Be My Neighbor – African Infrastructure being Abused and Unused
“If a continent is divided in to a patchwork of tiny countries, countries too small to have internalized key externalities, vital public goods will be missing.” - Paul Collier, Wars Guns and Votes...
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A United Africa Needed in Conquering Conflict, Corruption
Rule of law in Africa has always been a controversial issue to foreign investors looking to take steps in to emerging markets. The recent acts of piracy coordinated on the ground between Nigeria and...
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Opportunity in Investment: Nollywood on the Rise
The beauty and indeed power of Bollywood has never been more prevalent than in recent months, with the smash-hit success of the film “Slumdog Millionaire“. Through the music of A.R. Rahman and the...
View ArticleShell Lawsuit Settled: How Nigerian Human Rights Move Forward
Oil company Royal Dutch Shell will pay $15.5 million to settle a lawsuit against its Nigerian subsidiary by the family of executed Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other dissidents,...
View ArticleCorporate Foreign Policy Speech in Helsinki
Robert Amsterdam’s speech on corporate foreign policy in Helsinki, Finland.
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Nigerian Oil Exploration at 10-Year Low Before Law
Despite a drop-off of instability in the Delta today, oil exploration in Nigeria has slumped to the lowest in a decade after producers including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA backed away from...
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Nigeria Makes Another Attempt at Anti-Corruption
Acting Chairman of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Committee (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, is in a tough spot. It has now been almost four years since the controversial ouster of former EFCC...
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Shell Faces New Risks in Nigeria
As the second largest energy company in the world after Exxon-Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell has been a major player in Nigerian oil and gas from the beginning, overseeing the first commercial export of oil...
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Minimizing Political Risk in Frontier Markets
This article originally published in Insurance Day on 11 December 2012. The thing about measuring political risk is it is never the same tomorrow as it was today. It seems every day there is news of...
View ArticleBoko Haram and the Case For Amnesty
The following was originally published in Foreign Policy Journal, penned by former Governor of Abia State Orji Uzor Kalu on the notion of amnesty for Boko Haram: French poet Victor Hugo once stated...
View ArticleAustria – Nigeria Relations – A Commentary
The following was originally published in Austria Times, penned by Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and Mr. Emeka Abone: From the very diplomatic ties that were developed in the early stages of our Independence over...
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