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 ...
African News
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Protests and civil unrest will test business resilience, says Allianz in new report
Businesses are increasingly witnessing the impact of protest movements and civil unrest on their operations, a trend that is forecast to grow ...
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2023 Prosperity Index shows fragile political institutions holding back prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa
2023 Prosperity Index shows on-going deterioration in safety and security as well as fragile political institutions holding back prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa The ...
News
Accelerating sustainable development around the world
The European Investment Bank will join the United Nations (UN) 5th Conference for Least Developed Countries (LDC5), taking place from the 5th to the 9th of ...
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Democracy, Rule of Law, not foreign concepts to Africa, says Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr Julius Maada Bio, has said that Democracy and the rule of law ...
Business
Global Gateway: EIB and EC sign agreement to boost private sector investments in ACP countries
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission (EC) have signed agreements for a total volume of €4 billion; consisting of Guarantee ...
Jeremy Awori leads Ecobank Group as new Chief Executive Officer
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, is pleased to announce that Jeremy Awori ...
People & Politics
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Before they begin Igbo point-and-kill in Lagos
By Felix Oboagwina April last year, I wrote an article, titled, “Didn’t Tinubu Just Goof On MC Oluomo?” The piece did a post-mortem ...
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Advocacy trends in Africa that are shaping the future
By Valerie Traore, Founder and Executive Director of Niyel There is a strong reclaiming of the people’s voice in advocacy and creating change, and ...
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Creating an ecosystem of forward-thinking stakeholders to drive Africa’s youth ambitious agenda
By Moses Anibaba, Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the British Council With the world’s youngest and fastest-growing populations, African countries are changing ...
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Democracy, ideology and loyalty
By Abiodun Komolafe Democracy is a political paradigm, albeit, with a specific ideological undertone; and the ideological tone refers to the attributes of ...
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The 25% of FCT, Abuja as a Legal Conundrum
“INEC ought not to have declared Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 Presidential election. Doing so Nicodemously, especially as it did in ...
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Protests and civil unrest will test business resilience, says Allianz in new report
Businesses are increasingly witnessing the impact of protest movements and civil unrest on their operations, a trend that is forecast to grow ...
Article
2023 Prosperity Index shows fragile political institutions holding back prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa
2023 Prosperity Index shows on-going deterioration in safety and security as well as fragile political institutions holding back prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa The ...
Article
Managing Nigeria’s debt portfolio
By Emmanuel Otori The fact that Nigeria’s debt profile keeps increasing without any corresponding economic growth is very concerning. In January 2023, President Muhammadu ...
News
Democracy, Rule of Law, not foreign concepts to Africa, says Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr Julius Maada Bio, has said that Democracy and the rule of law ...
Article
My country is in a fragile place
“Elections must be completely transparent and must be widely seen to be completely transparent; sadly, neither seems to apply to Nigeria’s presidential election.” ...
Business & Economy
Business
Jeremy Awori leads Ecobank Group as new Chief Executive Officer
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, is pleased to announce that Jeremy Awori ...
Business
Global Gateway: EIB and EC sign agreement to boost private sector investments in ACP countries
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission (EC) have signed agreements for a total volume of €4 billion; consisting of Guarantee ...
Business
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 ...
