The fall and fall of the naira

Opinion

Infrastructure much more than bricks and mortar

July 20, 2020

By Carl Manlan and Michael Mapstone Often when people speak about the need for infrastructure development in Africa, they are...

Opinion

Factors impacting infrastructure development in Africa

by Tonny Tugee

July 20, 2020

Without a doubt, Africa is one of the world’s fastest-growing economic hubs. Crucial to this rate of development is the...

Opinion

Nollywood: The trend in thematic choices between earlier and modern films

by Ufuoma McDermott

July 13, 2020

Nollywood, despite being acclaimed as the second largest movie industry in the world, has faced its fair share of challenges...

Raheemah Arogundade

Exploits of Nigerian conmen: Insider’s perspective

by Raheemah Arogundade

July 13, 2020

Cybercrime dates back to the advent of the internet. Referring to the perpetration of criminal activities using the computer or...

Opinion

Our journey to electrify Africa: Five years of New Deal on Energy

by Kevin Kariuki

July 6, 2020

Five years into the African Development Bank’s ambitious New Deal on Energy for Africa, the bank’s investments are set to...

Opinion

Exploring ‘infotainment’ prospects of Nollywood

by Ufuoma McDermott

July 1, 2020

Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, is the acclaimed second largest movie industry in the world following India’s Bollywood. Year in...

Opinion

African economic and social awakening: Lessons from Singapore

by Leoncio Nze Nlang

June 29, 2020

By Leoncio Nze Nlang With 1.2bn people and the youngest population on the planet, the African continent has great potential...

Women empowerment has come to stay in Africa

Opinion

WELTI: Technology, business and women empowerment

by Ifeoma Okonji

June 29, 2020

The role of technology when incorporated into business is very vital. Even more recently, it has been discovered that businesses...

Opinion

Why energy policy decisions should consider African lives

by NJ Ayuk

June 24, 2020

By NJ Ayuk As African oil and gas countries struggle with the devastating impact of the Coronavirus Disease on demand,...

Opinion

Times of unprecedented crisis present unique opportunities for unprecedented action

by Ngozi Okonja-Iweala

June 19, 2020

By Graça Machel, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Vera Songwe and Maria Ramos The Coronavirus Disease has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and...