Nigeria is richer than Dubai but corruption is its weakness
Source: Report Focus News The businessman from Dubai was responding to a question posed to him. Asked what Dubai had done to get phenomenal development and what Nigeria needed to…
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AFRICOM commander calls for diplomatic push in Africa as US pulls troops from continent
Source:ACSS The United States needs higher level political engagement in Africa to counter China’s growing influence even as the military cuts back troop levels on the continent, U.S. Africa Command’s…
Watchdogs Says Sub-Saharan Africa Progressing On Anti-Gay Fight
Yemisi Izuora Watchdogs has observed that more than half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa have anti-homosexuality laws, although others have moved toward legal tolerance. Twenty-eight out of 49 countries…
An Overview of Africa’s 2019 Elections
The struggle to institutionalize legitimate and resilient democracies in Africa will be further shaped by the 2019 elections – with direct consequences for security. Africa is set to host two…
2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Opens For African Journalists
Yemisi Izuora The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropy, has announced a call for entries for the 2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Fellowship for African journalists. The Travel Fellowship…
Global Network On Aid Agencies Inks Drought Insurance Policy For Senegal
Agency Report A global network of NGOs has signed a ‘game-changing’ insurance policy, intended to pay out if a drought hits Senegal, enabling aid agencies to offer live-saving help before…
Africa Losing $148 Billion Annually To Corruption- Forum
Yemisi Izuora The African Union has said that corruption is costing Africa $148 billion annually. At an estimated 25 percent of the continent’s average gross domestic product, the AU calls…
Obama Says Trump Misguided Over Trashed Iran Nuclear Deal
Agency Report Former US President Barack Obama, under whose administration the Iran nuclear agreement was reached in 2015, said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the deal was…
Seven Years Running, Dangote Still Richest Man In Africa
By Our Correspondent. For the seventh year in a row, the President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, was adjudged as the richest man in the continent…
Pope Francis 2018 World Peace Day To Hold January 1st
Yemisi Izuora The 2018 World Day of Peace as declared by Pope Francis is scheduled to hold on New Year Day January 1, 2018 with the theme: ‘Migrants and Refugees:…
