Tag: africa
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…