Liberia’s GDP could be 45.3% higher if women had similar political, social and economic opportunities as men
Liberia’s GDP could be 45.3% higher if women had similar political, social and economic opportunities as men, the World Bank is reporting. In ...
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“Nigeria has the resources and the leadership, we have never been more ready for business,” Tinubu tells global energy industry
ExxonMobil pledges nearly 40,000bpd in new Nigerian production in the short-term. President Bola Tinubu played host to a delegation consisting of the ...
Business
Atlantic Business International, EIB sign €65 deal to support companies in sub-Saharan Africa
Atlantic Business International (ABI), a holding company in sub-Saharan Africa of the Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) group, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have ...
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Korea, Africa rally additional finance and technology for universal energy access
Korea and Africa rally additional finance and technology for universal energy access and to make Africa world’s breadbasket, The 7th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) ...
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Industrial mining of cobalt and copper is leading to grievous human rights abuses in DRC
Industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries is leading to grievous abuses in the DRC. The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and ...
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Climate activists rally against Chinese funding of destructive fossil fuel projects across Africa
The StopEACOP Coalition, in collaboration with various South African civil society organisations, community-based organisations, climate and environmental activists, cordially invites journalists to cover ...
“Nigeria has the resources and the leadership, we have never been more ready for business,” Tinubu tells global energy industry
ExxonMobil pledges nearly 40,000bpd in new Nigerian production in the short-term. President Bola Tinubu played host to a delegation consisting of the ...
People & Politics
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Building connections and opportunities for young Africans
By Moses Anibaba Africa has the world’s youngest population, with 70% of people in sub-Saharan Africa under 30. Empowering the youth is vital for ...
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AfCFTA: Nigerian businesses poised to expand footprints across Africa
Nigerian businesses are poised to expand their footprints across the continent and lead intra-African trade growth, Deborah Ross and Fatou-Maty Diouf write. “Independence is ...
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The state of Chinese lending to Africa
China made 16 new loan commitments worth $2.22 billion to African government borrowers in 2021/22, signifying two consecutive years of lending to Africa ...
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Plato’s conception of justice and the professional politician in postcolonial Nigeria
By Joe Anuga, PhD At the center of all societies that can be considered as civilized lies a general consensus on how to ...
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Industrial mining of cobalt and copper is leading to grievous human rights abuses in DRC
Industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries is leading to grievous abuses in the DRC. The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and ...
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Embracing democracy, peace, and prosperity: A collective call for a stronger West Africa
Preamble: We, the participants of the maiden West Africa Civil Society Week 2023 (WACSW23), representing over 100 civil society organizations from across West ...
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Security systems in pre-colonial Nigerian polities
By Joe Anuga PhD Security has been an issue of overarching concern for human beings since they appeared on earth. First, people needed ...
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Gabon: Moment of Truth
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE There’s always a general tendency which is often ignored at the peril of governments; and that’s the fact that bad ...
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Op-Ed: Why Africa needs to find solutions to its own problems
By Sola Adegbesan, Africa, the second-largest continent and home to 1 billion people, has long captured the imagination of the world. Today, different ...
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Russia’s Western Wars
By Joe Anuga PhD I have observed that since the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the movement of Russian armies westward ...
Business & Economy
Business
“Nigeria has the resources and the leadership, we have never been more ready for business,” Tinubu tells global energy industry
ExxonMobil pledges nearly 40,000bpd in new Nigerian production in the short-term. President Bola Tinubu played host to a delegation consisting of the ...
Article
AfCFTA: Nigerian businesses poised to expand footprints across Africa
Nigerian businesses are poised to expand their footprints across the continent and lead intra-African trade growth, Deborah Ross and Fatou-Maty Diouf write. “Independence is ...
Article
The state of Chinese lending to Africa
China made 16 new loan commitments worth $2.22 billion to African government borrowers in 2021/22, signifying two consecutive years of lending to Africa ...
Business
Atlantic Business International, EIB sign €65 deal to support companies in sub-Saharan Africa
Atlantic Business International (ABI), a holding company in sub-Saharan Africa of the Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) group, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have ...
Business
Study: Institutional investors are increasingly attracted to West Africa’s gold and critical metals sector
Research conducted for Tresor Gold among metals and mining investors working for sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, ...
