October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Education for Entrepreneurs Needs to Keep It Real, Not Just in the Classroom
Africa is home to over 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, according to UN data. The continent has the largest population of young people in the world. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's Economic Crisis - Expert Insights Into How Things Got So Bad - and What the Fixes Are
Ghana is grappling with runaway inflation as prices of basic commodities have spiralled. Government finances are also at their weakest in years. Ghana's local currency, the cedi,… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Ghana: Christian Nationalism Poses a Threat to Human Rights in Ghana
Ghana is a religious country. According to the 2021 census, about 71% of the population is Christian and 18% Muslim. Followers of indigenous or animistic religious beliefs make up… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's 2023 Budget Is a Plan of Despair and Won't Change the Tempo of the Economy
Nigeria's 2023 budget, recently presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly, has generated a furore. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Floods - Govt's Mismanagement of Dams Is a Major Cause
There has been severe flooding in Nigeria - the worst in a decade. Earlier this month, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency warned of catastrophic flooding for states… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Floods Are the Worst in a Decade. Here's How People Try to Cope With the Devastation
Flooding is not unusual in Nigeria's massive, population-dense cities. But this year's floods are reportedly the country's worst in a decade. They've killed more than 600 people,… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Nigeria: Floods in Nigeria - Building Dams and Planting Trees Among Steps That Should Be Taken to Curb the Damage
Nigerians are no strangers to flooding. In some parts of the country, flooding is an annual event. But the intensity varies from one year to the next. In some years, the effects… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Ghana: Why Migrants Bring Gifts From Abroad. A Sense of Obligation and a Fear of Social Backlash
An estimated 281 million migrants span the globe. The remittances they send home get a lot of attention from policymakers and development agencies like the World Bank due to their… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Nigeria: Chibok Kidnappings - Why It's Important To Listen To The Survivors Of Boko Haram Terrorism
In 2009 a once quiet local Salafi group called Boko Haram became increasingly violent in north-east Nigeria and border communities of Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Its quest to forbid… Read more »
October 16, 2022
Nigeria: Covid Lockdowns in Nigeria Brought the Fear of Crime Closer to Home. What Communities Did Next
The COVID pandemic changed people's lives in many ways. For instance, lockdowns and curfews drove people from their cities' streets and kept many at home. Nigeria was no different. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Floods - Expert Insights Into Why They're So Devastating and What to Do About Them
Nigeria is experiencing its worst flooding in over a decade. Over 1.4 million people have been displaced, 500 have been reported dead and thousands have been injured. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Artisanal Miners Are a Law Unto Themselves - Involving Communities Can Help Fix the Problem
Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, the sixth globally. It produced approximately 129 metric tonnes in 2021. Read more »
October 11, 2022
West Africa: The 5 Biggest Threats to West Africa's Oceans - and What to Do About Them
The natural resources that form ocean ecosystems can play a significant role in the socio-economic growth and development of nations. Read more »
West Africa: Burkina Faso Coup Raises Questions About Growing Russian Involvement in West Africa
As if fighting in what - for now, at least - appears to be a losing battle in Ukraine weren't enough, the Wagner Group, a private army of Russian mercenaries commanded by Yevgeny… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Ghana: Debt Restructuring Must Go Hand-in-Hand With Managing Finances Better
Ghana is struggling with managing its debt, 20-year high inflation, a weak currency, and rising inequality. For example, inflation rose to 33.9% in August 2022 from 9.7% a year… Read more »
Nigeria: Simi and Bella Shmurda - Two Afrobeats Stars Reveal a Growing Tendency to Abuse Fela Kuti
There can no longer be any doubt that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician, activist and father of Afrobeat music, has become an easy career booster for today's… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Missing Virus Hunters - University Decline Robs Country of Virologists
Nigeria's university system witnessed its golden era between the 1950s and 1980s. It produced globally celebrated academics and virologists. But the story has changed. Under… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Newborns Weigh Less If Their Mothers Use Biomass Fuel - a Major Health Risk
Babies should ideally weigh about 2,500g or more at birth. Birth weight is a vital indicator of foetal and neonatal health. If a newborn weighs less than 2,500g - because they are… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Benin: Woman King Is Worth Watching - but Be Aware That Its Take On History Is Problematic
The Hollywood movie The Woman King, released in mid-September, became an immediate box-office success. The triumphs of the Agoodjies, the women warriors of the ancient Kingdom of… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Ghana: Blaming Poor Labour Conditions in Transport Sector On Ride-Hailing Companies Misses the Deeper Issues
Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have become ubiquitous in many parts of the world over the past decade. Criticism of their business model has also become commonplace:… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's Petroleum Sector Management Is a Mess - What's Gone Wrong?
After three decades of prospecting Ghana discovered commercially viable quantities of petroleum in 2007. Within 3.5 years, it exported its first barrels of crude oil. The… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria At 62 - Five Essential Reads On Why There Isn't an Inspiring Story to Tell
As Nigeria marks its 62nd independence anniversary, many will be checking to see if there is indeed any reason for celebrations. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Ticks Some Boxes As a Democracy. Why This Hasn't Translated Into a Better Life for Most
Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a democratic government. Read more »
Nigeria: Independence Day Is a Time to Reflect On Political Gains and Challenges - and a Way Forward
Nigeria got independence from Britain on 1 October 1960. As the country celebrates its political journey in the last 62 years, political scientist Ayo Olukotun takes a look at the… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Nigeria: Foreign Investment Into Nigeria Has Fallen Sharply - Rights and Freedoms May Be One Reason
Nigeria has always managed to attract foreign direct investment despite its poor economic outlook. This is thanks to its oil reserves and the consumption potential of its large… Read more »