May 2007

Emerging markets in Africa

Emerging markets present an exciting challenge for international finance and foreign investment. New markets hold both promise and peril. They have the potential for remarkably high returns, while simultaneously harbouring substantial risks. The objectives of this research are; 1) to refine our understanding of emerging markets based on new information about the foreign investment decision-making process, and 2) to more...

Author(s): J.R. Kehl

May 2007

Political assassinations in Nigeria: an exploratory study 1986-2005

  Political assassinations have been the major outcome of political violence in Nigeria. The activities and actions of political individuals and groups are now centered on ‘adoption of assassination’ in settling political scores. The paper examines the spate of political assassinations in the Nigerian political terrain from 1986 - 2005. The central focus is the continued killing of political actors,...

Author(s): Afeaye Anthony Igbafe and O. J. Offiong