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Leslie Bona

@lesliebona

Public Policy and Politics. Interested in the polarising politics and history of the world. If I inadvertently express an opinion here, it is mine.

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The Gambia vs Myanmar at ICJ. Is this a dress rehearsal for their case against their former president Yayah Jammeh? Interesting times ahead. lowyinterpreter.org/the-interprete…

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The six member countries of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) comprising Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, have rejected the adoption of ‘Eco’ as the name of the proposed single currency for West Africa. Read more: dailytrust.com.ng/hurdles-as-nig…

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Two books to help us understand the crisis in Ukraine and beyond. I finished reading both over weekend. #Oligarchs #kleptocrats #taxdodgers

Two books to help us understand the crisis in Ukraine and beyond. 
I finished reading both over weekend. #Oligarchs #kleptocrats #taxdodgers
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Charm offensive! Egypt's Sisi on diplomatic troll in African Great Lakes region, one of the sources of the Nile River. The battle for the Nile is on. #Ethiopia #Sudan #SouthSudan #Egypt #Rwanda #Uganda

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The culprit is France! There is history of bad blood between the military junta and France. The French ambassador was expelled and various security and bilateral agreements cancelled. France has resorted to their 20th century playbook of coup d'etat in the 21st century.

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Political unity and territorial sovereignty means nothing if there's no economic empowerment and independent from all spheres of influence. The focus should be economic emancipation and development of all countries in Africa. Currently, AU have misplaced priorities! #AfricaDay