It might surprise many who know of my life in politics and international affairs but, in my heart, I consider myself a farmer. I am very proud of my two terms as president of Nigeria. I feel privileged as well that since retirement I have been asked to mediate in...

On June 30th of this year, in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Belgian King Albert II stood alongside 39-year-old Congolese President Joseph Kabila to celebrate the country's 50 years of independence from Belgium. The two men watched in silence as the Congolese military paraded along the city's...