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 »

Cameroon: How Yaounde is Stifling Freedom

The regime in Yaounde has a simple way of making sure citizens toe the line. Rights provided for in the constitution is simply for reading pleasure. It is meant to please the… Read more »

Togo: Four Killed During Protests Against Gnassingbé

Four people were killed on Wednesday, October 18, in Lomé and Sokodé, the two largest cities in Togo. For the past two months, the opposition has organized marches… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Togo: Day of Anger Protesters Demand Constitutional Reforms

Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets on Wednesday calling for constitutional reforms. People gathered in several locations around the capital Lomé as well… Read more »

Cameroon: The Ambazonia Declaration - How the Govt Can Avoid Bloodshed

On September 22, while President Paul Biya was attending the UN conference in Washington, massive protests across Cameroon's Anglophone regions brought thousands of people to the… Read more »

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 »

Liberia: Sirleaf Delivers Final Speech at U.S. Capitol as President

Remarks by Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, on the Occasion of a joint program sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP),… Read more »

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 »

Senegal: Dakar Deports Activist For Burning Franc CFA

A pan-African activist campaigning for an end to the use of the French-backed Franc CFA has been thrown out of Senegal. Kemi Séba, a Beninoise born in France, was arrested… Read more »

Togo: Govt Slows Internet Ahead of Opposition Demonstration

The Internet is slowed down in Togo as the opposition announced a demonstration for this Wednesday and Thursday. Citizens had trouble communicating on the Internet this morning,… Read more »

Togo: Opposition Plans Big March for Reform

A coalition of opposition political parties on Monday called on the Togolese people to demonstrate for institutional and constitutional reforms, and more freedom and democracy in… Read more »

Niger: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed in Flooding

After last week's catastrophes in Maradi and Zinder, which left seven people dead and more than a thousand affected, torrential rains in the capital Niamey on Saturday destroyed… Read more »

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 »

Africa: The Trump Administration's First African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum

This week, some 40 African finance and trade ministers, along with a large contingent of senior U.S. government officials will descend upon the coastal city of Lomé, Togo… Read more »

Africa: How One U.S.-Built Power Plant Improved Economic Prospects

As Togo hosts the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum this week to foster improved economic relations between the United States and Africa, the country will also… Read more »

Cameroon: Radio Journalist Wins Top Press Freedom Award

Ahmed Abba, the journalist from Cameroon serving a 10-year prison sentence arising from his coverage of Boko Haram extremists, has won a top press freedom award. Read more »

Africa: Tribute to Babacar Ndiaye - Titan of Africa

The Greek mythological Titan of Forethought, Prometheus, dared to disobey Zeus' wishes by sharing fire and heat with humanity. His punishment was to be shackled to the Caucasus… Read more »

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 »

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 »