Nigeria it’s time for Diaspora voting
Nigeria is in an electoral season and the atmosphere is charged. I got back to my base in UK after…
G7’s $600bn infrastructure plan aims to compete with China in Africa
The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) aims to mobilise $600bn in public and private funds through 2027 to…
Africa: Last Stabs in the Darkness At the ICC On the Kenyan Case
As if the historic failure of the Kenyan trial was not bitter enough, the Office of the Prosecutor of the…
Stakeholders demonstrate commitment in addressing desertification, drought in Nigeria
Stakeholders recently gathered and demonstrated strong commitment in addressing the menace of desertification and drought in Nigeria. HELEN OJI reports.…
WILL NEW MANAGEMENT SALVAGE THE REPUTATION OF A DITHERING ECOWAS?
*By Paul Ejime Dr Omar AlieuTouray, a Gambian diplomat and economic development expert should normally be excited as he gets…
South Africa turns the corner on public finances as tax office rebuilds capacity
Improved South African performance on tax collection coupled with increased commodity prices are resulting in a turnaround in public finances,…
Africa: The World Is Burning. We Need a Renewables Revolution
The only true path to energy security, stable power prices, prosperity and a livable planet lies in abandoning polluting fossil…
Fuel scarcity: Group condemns planned protest against NNPC
A group, ‘PMB’s Oil And Gas Progress ‘, has condemned a planned protest slated for Tuesday against NNPC. The group…
Ruto goes to war with the media and attacks ‘deep state’
For the past four years William Ruto has told his supporters how he doesn’t believe the deep state exists, and…
Africa: The Senegal declaration on the setting up of an African journalists against illicit financial flows (Ajaiff) network on june 24, 2022 in Dakar, Senegal
Deeply concerned by the huge illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Africa, TrustAfrica, Dakar, Senegal held a two-day capacity building workshop…
FG inaugurates LOC to organise FARI
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology andInnovation, Mrs Monilola Udoh, recently inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for…
‘Industrialisation required for Intra-African free trade to flourish’
“We need to do more around production in Africa,” Samaila Zubairu, president and CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation said…
Africa: Advocating for African Solutions to Illicit Financial Flows
Civil society actors, journalists, academics, lawyers and other African actors are advocating for African initiatives to fight against illicit financial…
Sudan killings risk rekindling border conflict with Ethiopia
In the statement, the Sudanese army said it was a “cowardly act” and vowed that “this treacherous act will not…
Africa: Guterres Outlines Four Recommendations to Help Us All ‘Save Our Ocean’
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to commit and…
Insecurity: The view from the Pentagon
The Nigerian version of the war against terror now requires a critical look at the impact of foreign forces as…
“In Benin, we don’t define the military strategy against jihadists”
Sometimes called “guardian angels” of biodiversity, sometimes “green neocolonials”, the rangers of the African Parks Network (APN) are present in…
Africa: Digital Skills Will Give Africa’s Women a Growing Chance of Competing in Agriculture
Women produce 70% of the food on the African continent, but they face significant barriers to succeeding in the agribusiness…
Breaking: Behold ex-court of appeal Justice set to take over as CJN
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola Following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, President Muhammadu Buhari will later on Monday swear in…
Africa must control the monkeypox narrative
Africa is almost always identified with diseases, famines, poverty, corruption and bad leadership. The single-story narratives are never in favour…