Tag: africa
The Changing Landscape of Sports Betting in Africa
For the sports betting industry in Africa, things are looking good. Growth across various markets continues to accelerate and new…
Tinubu calls for unity as China announces audacious $50bn pledge for Africa
The President said cooperation is key to solving global challenges and that the China-Africa partnership is built on trust, mutual…
Africa faces massive Poverty and Economic hardship in the name of fighting Climate Change
Phasing out fossil fuels in Africa also would be harmful to the many international and indigenous oil and gas companies…
Olukoyede laments Africa’s loss of $88.6bn to Illicit financial flow annually
Speaking on the theme “Africa’s Tax Agenda in Combatting Illicit Financial Flows: From Words to Action,”, the EFCC’s boss emphasized…
Calls for Coups d’etat unprincipled, opportunistic, dehumanizing – Soyinka
The literary icon spoke against the backdrop of coup detats becoming the new normal in the West African coast as…
Insecurity: Blinken gives condition for U.S. support for Nigeria, Africa
Blinken said it was important from the U.S. perspective and the perspective of the U.S. Congress to focus on making…
Africa can become the world’s green manufacturing powerhouse
The startling loss of 90% of Lake Chad over the past three decades is a perfect example of this. We…
AU chairperson attributes resurgence of coups in Africa to bad governance
The AU chairperson, who was in New York to attend the seventh high-level dialogue, spoke in the context of the…
Why more men commit suicide in Africa – Africa CDC Advisor
Men do not reach out for help for mental health concerns or issues that they face because of the culture…
First Lady Remi Tinubu urges victims of sexual violence to speak out
The first lady also urged victims and survivors of such menace and those that were aware of people being abused…
The significance of Shetimma’s clarion call to all Nigerians
Shettima is not just a lone voice, crying in the wilderness, he was saying the same truth Nelson Mandela once…
Alake: Military has no business in governance
Alake recalled the experience of Nigeria under the late military head of State, Sani Abacha, noting that no Nigerian would…
Why democracy is under threat in Africa – Gov. Adeleke
Adeleke made the assertion at a three day executive retreat organised by the African office of the United Nations Development…
How France still keeps former African colonies in bondage
Festus Adedayo journalist, biographer, lawyer and public affairs analyst writes on how France still keeps its former colonies slavery from…
Nigeria’s Joshua Agboola, 13, emerges youngest AWS developer associate in Africa
Agboola had earlier taken and passed the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification becoming the youngest in Africa to do so.
Why coup should be seen as organised crime – Buratai
By Sumaila Ogbaje Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that coup should be seen as…
Homosexuality should neither be criminalised nor weaponised
So, if an NGO gets funding to promote homosexuality, that precisely is what it is going to do as it…
May 25: Why Politics Matters for Africa’s Development
Sadly, sixty years after, not much seems to have been achieved by the OAU. Not even after it transformed into…
Africa faces annual GDP shortfall of $127.2bn by 2030 – AfDB
It added that the bank would organise a pre-Annual Meeting news conference in Abidjan on April 20 to herald its…
Macron heads to Africa for 5-day trip
Macron’s trip to Africa came at a time when France, as a former colonial power, is coming under pressure in…
Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year – UNODC
In sub-Saharan Africa, as many as 267,000 deaths per year are linked to falsified and substandard antimalarial medicines, the transnational…
Sub-Saharan Africa 5G subscriptions to hit 150m – Report
The Ericsson report said that currently, 4G represented 29 per cent of mobile subscriptions in SSA with 4G subscriptions expected…
COP27: Why we granted $1.4bn to Nigeria, others – Gates Foundation
While 2.1 million dollars is meant for research and development in agriculture sector in Nigeria, Chikava said that the foundation…
Growth of terrorism in Africa, major threat to peace – UN deputy chief
Mohammed said terrorists and violent extremists including Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates have exploited instability and conflicts to increase their…
Private sector, key partner for education-driven development in Africa
With over 60% of its population below 25 years of age and its citizens projected to comprise over 40% of…
Africa loses 15% GDP to climate change
Urama reiterated the need for the global community to meet its 100-billion-dollar commitment to help the developing countries and African…
Osinbajo proposes debt-for-climate swaps with developed countries
In a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and…
11 African countries in 5th COVID wave
Africa has now procured 784 million vaccine doses, but only about 17 per cent of the population in Africa has…
WHO releases shocking figures on COVID-19 infections in Africa
The study released on Thursday claimed that more than two thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the…
Can Africa become a leader in the Gaming Market?
African developers will, therefore, struggle to take their sizeable market shares, but they could still be in a position to…