re: What's New In W. Africa (Nigeria)
I would suggest it is more in the way of rejoicing than gloating in this case.
The Nigerian fellow 212man refers to....is and has been for years....the exact right choice for the job. I assume it is the bald headed chap with the Oxford education who always carried some intellectual tome about when the rest of us were reading page three of the week old newspaper.
In a short five page missive to the Mandarins five years ago...I told them exactly that and what would happen if they did not open up an Equal Opportunity Program for the home team there. It has been the old 'Glass Ceiling" concept in action. There are some very sharp guys there that would do quite well for the company given the opportunity.