Africa Blog Export

February 3, 2014

Africa’s tradition of vibrant trade and how I became a libertarian

The following was written by Kenyan Charter Team member Alex Njeru  I was born in my grandfather’s home, in a village called Ol-Moran, nested in the Laikipia plains of Kenya, a place where […]
January 31, 2014

Spreading the ideas of liberty far and wide

The following was written by Nigerian Senior Charter Team member Odunola Oladejo “When thinking about the merits and limitations of solving problems of social coordination through market mechanisms, it’s useful to clear […]
January 29, 2014

Democracy is Critical for National Development

The following was written by Kenyan Charter Team member Alex Njeru  I have travelled to several African countries, three to be exact. All of them supposedly democratic, yes all of them hold general elections […]
January 23, 2014

Binyavanga Wainana Gay, but the biggest Warrior in Africa’s Battle for Intellectual freedom

The following was written by Kenyan Charter Team member Alex Njeru and was first published on his personal blog Anjeru.com Well a cataclysmic event happened in Kenya this week. Cataclysmic in the […]
January 19, 2014

When Men Play God: The Case of LGBTs In Africa

The following was written by Nigerian Charter Team member, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo The past year in Africa has witnessed a surge in intolerance towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals, compared to developments […]
December 19, 2013

A Review of ‘Why Liberty?’

The following was written by Charter Team member Ajibola Adigun. Liberty, like nationalism, is everyone’s excuse and reason; the tyrant’s as well as the patriot’s. When the query of why liberty was […]
December 9, 2013

A Tribute to Nelson Mandela

The following was written by South Africa Charter Team member Lubabalo Satsha.  A lawyer, freedom fighter, father of the nation, Xhosa royal chief, Tata Nelson Rohihlala Mandela hamba kahle mkhonto! There can never […]
October 28, 2013

SFL Around the World

The busy fall season at SFL has been buzzing with conferences in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Meanwhile, our Charter Teams class of 2013-2014 is working to change the world […]
October 1, 2013

How Big Government Ruined Nigeria and How We can Make it Right

The Following post was contributed by Ajibola Adigun, Charter Team Member from Nigeria On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 there will be national celebrations in Nigeria to mark the country’s fifty three years […]
October 1, 2013

This Leviathan of a Government

The following post was contributed by Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, Charter Team Member from Nigeria History teaches us that the pre-independence Nigerian colonial administration was structured in such a way that too much power […]
September 30, 2013

A Call for Peace in Kenya

The following was written by blog team member Alex Njeru.  As I write this piece, I am in need of filling in an inexplicable bereft-ness in my soul, urging it to forget […]
September 16, 2013

Celebrating Liberty in Style

The following article was contributed by senior Charter Teams member from Nigeria, Adeniyi Moronfolu. Our Free Speech Wall Event and Symposium witnessed a frenzy amongst pro-liberty students in the Southwest of Nigeria […]
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