October 27, 2017
Africa: 'Guptagate' Hits Businesses Across Africa, China, India
The corruption scandal engulfing South Africa's state-owned companies has triggered a ban by one of the world's leading software companies on the payment of commissions on… Read more »
October 25, 2017
Nigeria: Why Boko Haram Suspects Deserve Fair Trials
As I waited at Nigeria's Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, watching bags of various colors and shapes tumble onto the carousel, I cast a glance around the airport. It always feels… Read more »
October 22, 2017
Nigeria: The Future of Health and Promise of Primary Health Care in Nigeria
Third Distinguished Lecture At The Ondo State University Of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria Read more »
October 13, 2017
Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Faces Challenging Economic Outlook - World Bank
Sub-Saharan Africa's economies are experiencing a modest recovery, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the region expected to rise to 2.4 percent in 2017 from 1.3 percent… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Growth Expected to Lag Behind, Says IMF
Projected economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is on average lagging behind that in the world generally, says the latest edition of the International Monetary Fund's World… Read more »
October 12, 2017
Nigeria: More U.S. Backing 'Forthcoming' for Buhari's Drives Against Corruption & Boko Haram – New Ambassador
The Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC - arguably one of the country's key diplomatic outposts - has an ambassador at the helm for the first time since Professor Adebowale Adefuye… Read more »
October 09, 2017
Africa: Nigerian Footballer Accuses Sex Workers of Ripping Him Off
Nigerian international footballer and Watford forward Isaac Success has reportedly been arrested after a quarrel with four escorts, accusing them of cheating him out of U.S.$2,600,… Read more »
October 07, 2017
Nigeria: Qatar Blockade 'Not the Way To Go' – Nigeria Foreign Minister Declares
Nigeria wants to see an end to the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, now entering its fourth month, according to Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Read more »
September 29, 2017
Nigeria: How Much Did Former Oil Minister 'Steal'?
Diezani Alison-Madueke, served under former president Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015 and was Nigeria's first female minister of petroleum resources. She has been accused of… Read more »
September 08, 2017
Africa: The Diplomatic Thriller Comes to Nigeria
A diplomatic thriller that is part spy novel, part crime drama, with a hint of Nollywood, The Shadow List by Todd Moss is a gripping read. It is the fourth adventure featuring Judd… Read more »
August 10, 2017
Nigeria: How #Bokoharam Uses Women & Children as 'Human Bombs'
Women now make account for the majority of suicide bombings carried out by the Nigerian-based extremist group Boko Haram. Read more »
July 13, 2017
Africa: Expanded Engagement for Caterpillar - Boosting Sales & Alleviating Poverty
A strong signal of growing business engagement with Africa by large U.S. corporations was the announcement last September by Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman of plans to invest over… Read more »
July 09, 2017
Africa: The Leadership Imperative for Africa's Future
Keynote Speech b y Professor Kingsley Moghalu at The Africa Leadership Conference on "Rethinking Africa: Leadership for Possibilities" o rganized by Guardians of the Nation… Read more »
Africa: What the G20 Said on Africa
Excerpts most directly applicable to Africa drawn from the declaration of leaders of the G20 nations, issued after the leaders' summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8: Read more »
June 26, 2017
Africa: Adesina Named 2017 World Food Prize Winner - the 'Nobel' of Agriculture
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has been named the winner of this year's World Food Prize. Read more »
June 12, 2017
South Africa/Nigeria: They Lost The Match, But Did Eagles Win the Twitter War Against Bafana?
Nigerian fans were left fuming as Bafana Bafana sealed their historic victory against the Super Eagles. Read more »
April 14, 2017
Nigeria: Focus on All Abducted by Boko Haram & 'Ignore the Noise' - Sanusi to #BBOG
Text of Speech given at the 1st Chibok Girls Annual Lecture in Abuja by His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, Con Sarkin Kano. [The emir was represented by his daughter, Hajiya… Read more »
January 21, 2017
Africa: Africa Cup of Nations Pantheon of Heroes
The African Nations Cup finals have often been the platform for heroes to be born and reputations made in their 60-year history. Read more »
January 20, 2017
Nigeria: Journalists' Arrest Tests Powerful Army
The January 19 raid on the offices of an online investigative news organization in Nigeria's capital Abuja is part of a continuing government attempt to quash bad publicity. Read more »
November 09, 2016
Africa: Prophecy Gone Wrong - What Happened TB Joshua?
Most of us were relying on the prophetic word of Nigerian pastor TB Joshua so we could see a woman lead the great America. Unfortunately, we were all wrong, fooled or misled. Were… Read more »
October 27, 2016
Africa: How Space Technology Boosts Africa's Growth
The sight of a farmer weeding his fields by hand deep in rural Tanzania seems a timeless scene, far removed from the high-tech, interconnected world of today. Read more »
October 16, 2016
Nigeria: Donors Dither As Bureaucrats Exploit Nigeria's Humanitarian Crisis
Even as we rejoice over the release of 21 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted two years ago, it bears remembering that north-eastern Nigeria is mired in a grave humanitarian crisis. Read more »
October 10, 2016
Africa: Africa Makes Progress On Trade and Economic Integration
African countries are boosting intra-regional trade and deepening economic integration at a time when politicians in the global North are raising doubts about the benefits of… Read more »
September 17, 2016
Africa: Obama to Meet Buhari, Address U.S.-Africa Business Forum in New York
President Obama will meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday following the U.S. leader's last address to the United Nations General Assembly as president. Read more »
August 08, 2016
Africa: Africa's Top Public Opinion Survey Under Threat
The consortium which runs Africa's most authoritative public opinion surveys faces funding difficulties. Writing for AllAfrica, Johnnie Carson says that coming at a time when… Read more »