Concerns have been raised that the mammoth infrastructure projects taking place across Africa provide only a short-term jobs boost.
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Africa needs private universities. But far more must be done to make them powerhouses of knowledge, research and graduate output.
Some countries in Africa have made great strides bolstering the middle class by supporting small businesses, but more needs to be done.
Back at the helm, Muhammadu Buhari must turn his attention to corruption, unemployment, infrastructure and the economy.
China supplanted the US as Africa’s biggest partner in 2009, but the Americans are hoping to catch up.
Nigeria and Algeria both fell out of the World Cup at the last 16 stage, competing heroically against France and Germany and showing amazing discipline and shape for 70 of the 90 minutes. Then tiredness…
The Robert Mugabe who returned from Singapore for his 90th birthday celebrations was sprightly and energised. His Singapore sojourns, officially designated as trips to treat eye problems, invigorate more…
At the end of 2012, I published a deliberately surreal novel entitled Joseph Kony and the Titans of Zagreb. In it, using satire and magic realism, I tied together the corrupt destinies of figures on both…
The Nigerian business community and international investors into Africa’s most populous country are still reeling from the shock of the suspension of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Lamido Sanusi…
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