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Conversation/Comment
Nigeria's shining star in Indian footballBy Abhishek RoyFor star Nigerian forward Odafe Onyeka Okolie the dream of playing for Goa's Churchill Brothers, the I-League champions, India's soccer league, in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup is tempting enough to reject blank-cheque offers from the two top Kolkata clubs that dominate football in this country. |
My stories are about class and immigration: African novelistBy Madhusree ChatterjeeNigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who won the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction in 2007 for her book "Half of a Yellow Sun", paints snapshots of the roller-coaster called America in her new book, "The Thing Around Your Neck". |
'India has soft power advantage in Africa'By Manish ChandDr Ali Mazrui, an iconic African intellectual and academic, has dazzled generations of students and readers with his illuminating discourse and insights into African identity, culture and Africa’s place in the world. He has been ranked among the world's top 100 public intellectuals by the UK-based Prospect magazine. |
Marry India's expertise with Africa's resources: Former Ghana presidentBy Manish ChandIf India's experience and expertise is married to Africa's vast natural resources, it will lead to accelerated development of the continent, says Ghana President John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, here to attend the first India-Africa summit that begins Tuesday. |
