Nigeria: Downsizing MDAs to achieve original goals of development
By Dr Joe Anuga The process of governance is not by any means static as the issues requiring the attention of governments are ...
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New wave European climate litigation aimed at stopping African energy projects
More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is growing. According to the ...
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In South Africa, medical trains boost mental health services to rural communities
“We want to be the adults that children can speak to” – Nthombi Pukwana, clinical psychologist, Transnet Phelophepa train The observance of World ...
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Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar
African heads of state and government together with development partners will gather in Senegal to strategically map plans to unlock Africa’s food-producing potential ...
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Global CEOs back plan to unlock $3.4t potential of Africa Free Trade Area
Global CEOs Back Plan to Unlock $3.4 Trillion Potential of Africa Free Trade Area New World Economic Forum report highlights the high potential ...
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African leaders gather for Third African Conference for Peace in Mauritania
Presidents, ministers, civil society including UN Agency representatives will be among the hundreds of delegates attending the third African Conference for Peace 2023, ...
AXIAN-owned WeLight secures EIB funding to connect 250,000 in Africa to clean power
WeLight, a company co-owned by AXIAN Group, has secured 19 million euros ($21 million) in funding from a group of lenders including the ...
People & Politics
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The currency of life and the leadership question
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE In one of his New Year sermons, Pastor Adeniyi Ajayi of the Gospel Promotion Outreach, Ori Oke Baba Abiye, Ede ...
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New wave European climate litigation aimed at stopping African energy projects
More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is growing. According to the ...
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Allianz Risk Barometer 2023: Economic, political risks and violence top threats in Nigeria as corruption, shortage of skills, and energy risks rise
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) publishes 12th annual survey of key business risks around the world, according to 2,700+ respondents Natural catastrophes ...
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Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs
Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social ...
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A word for Bola Tinubu!
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Without being immodest, the structure of political campaigns in Nigeria has shown that Bola Tinubu’s dexterity and mastery of the ...
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Proving who you are: Addressing the Plight of Those with no Legal Identity
People who do not have a legal identity, and cannot prove who they are, are likely to end up without opportunities, and very ...
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REACTION: The bias and dishonest painting of the North as ethnically fraudulent by Mahmud Jega
By Hashim Suleiman I read with interest how tacitly Mahmud Jega, the revered former Editor of Daily Trust Newspapers, elucidated how times have ...
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In Angola, gender-based violence is seen as the top challenge to women’s rights
A majority (62%) of citizens say violence against women and girls is a “somewhat common” (35%) or “very common” (27%) occurrence in their ...
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Strengthening Kenya’s policy responses to sexual exploitation and abuse of children
The Department of Criminal Investigations has implemented measures to improve case detection and evidence gathering. Kenya has taken commendable action to tackle increases ...
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A new model for global leadership on human rights
Human Rights Watch World Report 2023 Covers Close to 100 Countries. The litany of human rights crises that unfolded in 2022 – from Ukraine ...
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AXIAN-owned WeLight secures EIB funding to connect 250,000 in Africa to clean power
WeLight, a company co-owned by AXIAN Group, has secured 19 million euros ($21 million) in funding from a group of lenders including the ...
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Never underestimate the importance of the Geoscience companies in Africa in 2023
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber It didn’t surprise me when TGS, the Norwegian seismic data company, announced last May that ...
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Rolls-Royce: Sustainably powering Africa’s regional connectivity
By Lydia-Claire Halliday, Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations & Strategy, LCH Consultancy Ltd. The African aviation market has been underserved for a long time. Before ...
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Independents are raring to go in Africa in 2023 with sustainable energy development
Independents (Energy Companies) are bringing private capital, experience, and know-how to the continent. By NJ Ayuk In late 2019, Africa Oil Corp. President ...
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New study confirms EUR 1 trillion Africa’s extraordinary green hydrogen potential
European Investment Bank, International Solar Alliance and the African Union unveil study into Africa’s green hydrogen potential, with the support of the Government ...
