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November 13, 2014

Student Leaders Host Leadership Forum

The following was written by ASFL leader Oluleke Peter On the 8th of November, 2014, 33 student leaders from 9 universities and 6 states within Nigeria gathered at Conference Centre, University of […]
November 12, 2014

The ICC and Institutional failures of rule of law in Kenya

The following was written by Alex Njeru, ASFL Executive Board member Kenyans have recently been treated to melodrama and political chicanery of the highest order. First came in the ‘special parliamentary session’ […]
November 10, 2014

Destroying the Village in Order to Save It

During the Vietnam War, a U.S. major justified bombing and shelling civilian areas in Bến Tre by saying “It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.” This statement evolved into the […]
November 7, 2014

The Debris of the Berlin Wall Litters Africa

Few can agree on why the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago. However, the recent suspension of the Burkinabe constitution and the takeover of government by the army well demonstrates that its […]
November 4, 2014

Against the Criminal Justice System, Pt. I: No One Should Ever Be Punished

As the pain, suffering, and sheer cost incurred by the criminal justice system in America spirals further and further out of control, more and more people have come to push for reform. […]
October 30, 2014

Fear and the Expansion of State Power

As Halloween approaches, many of us play with one of humanity’s most primal emotions: fear. We go to haunted houses, watch horror movies, and generally seek thrills, terror, and shocks. Fear can […]
October 25, 2014

SFL’s Student of the Week: Alieu Bangura

his post is part of a new “Student Spotlight” SFL blog series in which we honor the best and brightest student activists in our network by highlighting the top student, group, and […]
October 21, 2014

The Hypocrisy That is Nigeria’s Kerosene Subsidy

The following is a guest submission by Innocent Okoro When the Federal Government announced the removal of fuel subsidy in january 2, it was said that the subsidy on kerosene would remain because […]
October 18, 2014

Exposing the Illogicality of Anti-Tobacco Forces

The following is a guest submission by Olawale Ajetunmobi The battle over the survival of tobacco has resumed at Nigeria’s National Assembly. The committee set up by the Speaker of the House […]
October 18, 2014

First Ever Women For Liberty Seminar in Nairobi, Kenya

The following was written by Linda Kavuka, an African Students For Liberty Executive Board Member.  The Women For Liberty Seminar held on October 11th at the University of Nairobi was the first of its […]
October 15, 2014

Leadership, Liberty and Enterpreneurship Seminar Held In The Gambia

The following is a guest submission by African Executive Board Member Alieu Bangura SFL-Gambia held its first Liberty Seminar at the Main Hall, Gambia College Campus, Brikama, with the theme ‘Leadership, Liberty […]
October 12, 2014

Breaking the Anarchist Silence

When talking about student activism, one piece of advice is usually stressed for libertarians who are also anarchists: don’t talk about anarchism. “You already agree with minarchists on most things, so why […]
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