Will Africa succeed where global leaders failed?
African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia
An interesting development last fortnight that captured global attention was the proposed peace Mission of six African leaders...
The trials and tribulations of AfCFTA
Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s April 2023 economic update, forecast that the growth in Sub-Saharan African economies is slated to drop from 3.6% in...
Sudan’s crisis ; from road to democracy to the brink of civil war
The two-week-old fighting in Sudan is ringing alarm bells across the
world. Foreign countries are rushing to evacuate their citizens.
Sudanese who are trapped in their...
Nigerian economy to underperform in 2023: WB
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The World Bank, in its Africa Pulse Report April 2023 edition titled “Leveraging Resource Wealth During the Low Carbon Transition” said Nigeria’s...
Fund-Bank Discourse: Did Africa get its mindshare?
The spring meeting of the Fund – Bank has not thrown open anything unpredictable. Discerning the takeaways of the week-long exercise to the African...
US and EU closely supervising peace process in Tigray region
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As the peace process is limping back to Tigray region in Ethiopia, both the US and EU are monitoring the developments closely....
De-dollarisation in the African context
Necessity is the mother of the invention may be a cliché, but cutting across millennia, that oft-repeated phrase resurfaces at regular intervals. This time...
Nigerian presidential elections: A sham or a trendsetter?
The last word on the Nigerian presidential elections is yet to be out. Bola Tinubu—the former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All...
Reflections: Ukraine war anniversary and Africa’s Resilience
February 24 marked the sombre reminder of one year of Russian aggression on Ukraine. Though far away from the war zone, the economic repercussions of...
A choice between guns and butter
A perpetual dilemma faced by many African governments is what should be the economic priority; guns or butter? In other words, defense allocation or...
