Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie works for the London-based non-profit organisation, the African Foundation for Development (Afford).

Recent articles

The global discourse on Africa is stuck in a comfort-zone that ignores the agency of Africans themselves. Chukwu-Emeke Chikezie looks for a new script.

The bridges migrants are building between the states they have left and the ones they live in are starting to have a major impact on thinking about international development, says Chukwu-Emeke Chikezie.

The "year of Africa" heralded in the west by the continent’s self-appointed saviours brought little benefit. The new year demands a fresh approach, says Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie.

Africans have learned to bypass the state and create multiple forms of horizontal, peer-to-peer association to advance their collective goals. Now they need to develop new forms of community that include the state and improve mutual accountability, says Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie.

African and western writers evaluate the deals done at the 2005 G8 summit.