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...want to leave behind and deliver the triumphs they long for. American voters are asking for change, but what kind of change is unclear to many people of the world. We'll have to wait, watch the model democratic institution at work, and learn. Mamora Olusegun Victor Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...leave behind and deliver the triumphs they long for. American voters are asking for change, but just what kind of change is unclear to many people of the world. We'll have to wait, watch the model democratic institution at work and learn. Mamora Olusegun Victor Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding Your Way Around Your Brain | 2/21/2007 | See Source »

...most Rev. Peter Akinola of Nigeria was in New York City late in January making one of his increasingly frequent forays into what he once would have considered enemy territory. Only journalists from religious publications were invited to cover the occasion, at Manhattan's swank Metropolitan Club--which probably suited the Archbishop, who has become wary of the mainstream press since a December New York Times story that advisers feel wrongly portrayed him as a homophobe. But a friend of the Nigerian primate's told TIME that Akinola received a standing ovation. The actual guest of honor was a Christian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At the Center of a Schism | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...national and personal background may contribute to his fondness for bright lines staunchly defended. Nigeria is a country where boundless enthusiasm and resources coexist with harsh factionalism, not the least between Muslims in its north and Christians in its south. Akinola, born into the Yoruba tribe, itself divided by the two faiths, was shaped in a crucible of the religious strife that has by now taken thousands of lives on both sides. That experience, combined with his naturally combative and entrepreneurial nature, made him a fearless herald of Christ. Starting when he became a bishop in 1989, Akinola developed Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At the Center of a Schism | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...return to Somalia. Which leaves the African Union, which this month pledged 8,000 peacekeeping troops. But whether that force ever materializes is open to question. Uganda has promised nearly 1,000 men, Malawi is mulling a few hundred and the T.F.G. claims to have a commitment from Nigeria. But that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stateless in Mogadishu | 1/30/2007 | See Source »

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