Africa Blog

September 6, 2017

Tolerance and Free Speech

Toleration, and freedom of speech and expression are important factors for individuals to flourish in a truly free society. These concepts allows us to explore, learn, and innovate in ways that challenge […]
September 5, 2017

Is the School Feeding Programme in Nigeria Sustainable?

By Timothy Morenikeji 5 September 2017 Recently, the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) which aims at feeding 3million school children nearly hits bullseye. This scheme was launched […]
August 24, 2017

Seun Onigbinde, Olumide Makanjuola, Chika Oduah, Others To Speak At ASFL 2017 Regional Conference

African Students For Liberty (ASFL) is thrilled to announce its 2017 Regional Conferences between October and November 2017 with the theme “Creating Wealth through Free Markets” in Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania.   African Students For Liberty is a […]
August 22, 2017

Africa: 2017 Regional Conferences

Students For Liberty is the largest student movement for liberty in the world! We are a movement of young advocates for liberty and free markets. This year African Students For Liberty shall […]
August 22, 2017

Combating Crony Capitalism in Africa

By Abdulsamod Balogun 22 August 2017 Growing up in Nigeria without a silver spoon, I was taught that success depends on hard work and immersed effort, hence, I was poised to start […]
August 21, 2017

Afrobeat’s Revolution is a Striking Case of Spontaneous Order

By Ibrahim B. Anoba 21 August 2017 Africa recently celebrated 20 years since the demise of Afrobeat’s music creator, Fela Kuti. At the height of military dictatorship in Africa around the 1970s, Fela developed the […]
August 10, 2017

Know Your Rights

Property rights have long been considered one of the pillars of prosperity in the modern world. Property rights include  the right to use goods you own, the right to earn income from […]
August 10, 2017

Africa: July 2017 Update

SFL – Great Lakes organize Intra-University Competitions, start new clubs SFL – Great Lakes – a platform which groups together SFL clubs in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) […]
August 1, 2017

5 Reasons Marxism has Nothing to Offer Millennials

By Ibrahim B. Anoba 1 August 2017 For millennials looking to shake off a dull weekend with a good economics or philosophy book, Marxism is one topic you might want to avoid. […]
July 27, 2017

Nigeria Needs More Entrepreneurship and Government has a Role

By Gbadegesin Tosin 27 July, 2017   Entrepreneurship is an important factor in the development of any nation. Entrepreneurs are responsible for taking calculated risks that open up doors to progressively higher […]
July 26, 2017

You Will Go To Jail for This

“Overcriminalization,” which is the use and abuse of the criminal law instead of civil or administrative law to “solve” every societal problem and punish every mistake, is an unfortunate trend. The criminal […]
July 20, 2017

Applications Open for Young Voices’ Fall 2017 Advocate Program

Libertarian Nonprofit Looking for Talented Policy Writers Under 30 WASHINGTON, DC — Since 2013, Young Voices’ Advocate Program has been an invaluable resource in the liberty movement, proving pro bono media training […]
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