Africa Strives to Rebuild Its Domestic Industries
By Gumisai Mutum Economic diversification to guard against unfavourable commodity prices Just a few decades ago, the African island-nation of Mauritius depended overwhelmingly on growing...
Author : Jide Adesina
Zambia: Contract Labour in Mines Unsettles MUZ
By Moffat Chazingwa, The Mine-workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has said mining companies should stop engaging labour...
A retrospect into Nigeria oil scandal and missing $20 billions of dollars
By Jide Adesina A conservative estimate – with 100,000 barrels a day believed to be the minimum amount stolen – lost revenues to the Nigerian...
Mali appoints new prime Minister
Mali’s government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on Saturday. Outgoing...
Rob Ford votes ‘no’ on , Nelson Mandela street
TORONTO // What could be controversial about the city of Toronto congratulating Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes? Ask Rob Ford, Toronto, Mayor Mr Ford on...
Tunisian PM visits White House as Washington focuses on North Africa Taimur Khan
prime minister met Barack Obama on Friday at the White House for talks that underscore Washington’s increased focus on the Maghreb at a time...
President Kunmba Yala , Ex Guinea-Bissau president dies at 61
Guinea-Bissau’s ex-President Kumba Yala, who ruled the former Portuguese colony from 2000 until 2003, has died. A former philosophy teacher, Mr Yala won presidential elections...
Our demand is a Social charter for social justice that demands comprehensive bills of rights… Political and economical that is actionable and enforceable ; embedded in the constitution of Nigeria and for all Nigerians both home and abroad can witness the paradigm shift of the process -civil society leader at the confab Mr.Jaiye Gasikya
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Africa: Microsoft Participates in EU-Africa Forum Discussion to Advance E-Learning to Rural Africa
BY LILIAN MUTEGI, In the quest to deliver relevant, sustainable and scalable solution so as to promote e-learning in rural Africa through Microsoft’s Africa...
Pastor Tunde Bakare vows not to collect allowance
The pastor who is representing Ogun State at the conference, said he made the decision not to collect the money to be paid to...
Databank's fund targets agric projects across Africa
Databank Financial Services Ltd, an investment bank in the country, has established a private equity fund, Databank Africa Agriculture Fund (AAF), to finance agricultural activities...
Databank’s fund targets agric projects across Africa
Databank Financial Services Ltd, an investment bank in the country, has established a private equity fund, Databank Africa Agriculture Fund (AAF), to finance agricultural activities...
Confab Delegates Pledge To Build Better Nigeria;President Jonathan seek understanding
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference on Tuesday continued discussions of President Goodluck Jonathan’s speech at the inauguration, with a pledge to build a better...
Watch out for one on one with Nigeria National confab delegate
Tonight by 21.00 GMT . ‘Jide Adesina will be interviewing Gen . Ejiga a formidable delegate of the ongoing Nigeria confab It’s a must watch...