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OP-ED Opinions 

If Ethnic Balance Counts Then Religious Balance Counts By Adeola Soetan

Ordinarily, ethnicity and religion should play no role in determining good leadership & government. But if unprincipled power-mongering politicians promote ethnic balance for “fairness”, why not same with religion for the same fairness and delicate balance in a country torn apart between the two dangerous weapons of mass destruction under the attack of some crazy Islamic fundamentalists, Boko Haram and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Democracy Day: Nigeria Turning Into A Graveyard By Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed

A marathon of four years has begun with the propagation of hatred and arrogance of a self-acclaimed demigod whose ambition seemingly supersedes the interest of Nigeria. Democracy in Nigeria is a toxicity of manipulation and a war waged against oppressed people. A brutal life of servitude in the political realm of our lives has been entrapped with indecisions. We are… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Black Sunday: Guerilla Warfare And The Challenges Of A Nation In Distress By Richard Odusanya.

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.Furthermore, Guerrilla tactics focus on avoiding head-on confrontations with enemy armies, instead engaging in limited skirmishes with the… Read More
Africa Investments 

La Banque africaine de développement et Madagascar signent des accords de financement pour réduire la pauvreté et améliorer la sécurité alimentaire…

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement et le gouvernement de Madagascar ont signé, mercredi à Antananarivo, des accords de financement pour un montant total de 16,9 millions de dollars américains. Ce financement est destiné à la mise en œuvre de la première phase du Programme de pôle intégré de croissance agricole et agro-industriel au Sud de Madagascar. Les… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank to invest €10 million in reinsurance firm CICA-Re

The African Development Bank has signed an agreement to invest in the Joint Reinsurance Company of Member States of Conférence Interafricaine des Marchés d’Assurances  (CICA-Re). Under the agreement, the African Development Bank will take a 6.56-billion FCFA stake (approximately €10 million) in CICA-Re and join its board of directors. Karim Diarassouba, chief executive officer of CICA-Re, signed on behalf of the… Read More
Africa Investments 

Launch of the Tax Transparency in Africa 2022 report

What:    Launch of the Tax Transparency in Africa 2022 report When:   14 June 2022, 09:00-12:15 East Africa time (06:00-09:15 UTC, 08:00-11:15 CEST) Where:  Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya and virtual                (click here to join the event virtually) Tax Transparency in Africa is a key output of the Africa Initiative, a programme established in 2014 to ensure that African countries are… Read More
Africa Investments 

Third Edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development to be held in Cairo, hybrid format

Who:        African Development Bank, development partners What:       Third Edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development Where:     Hybrid format, Cairo, Egypt When:      21-22 June 2022 The theme of this year’s Aswan Forum is “Africa in an Era of Cascading Risks and Climate Vulnerability: Pathways for a Peaceful, Resilient, and Sustainable Continent.” Participants will include heads… Read More
Africa Investments 

Sahel : la Banque africaine de développement organise un atelier de validation des résultats préliminaires de l’étude sur le profil genre dans la…

La Banque africaine de développement a organisé en partenariat avec le secrétariat exécutif du G5 Sahel, les 30 et 31 mai 2022, à Nouakchott, un atelier de consultation sur les résultats préliminaires de l’étude sur le profil genre dans la région du Sahel. Le G5 Sahel regroupe le Burkina Faso, le Mali, la Mauritanie, le Niger et le Tchad. Une… Read More
Africa Investments 

Burkina Faso: A food and nutrition project has been a ‘godsend’ for students at village schools

It’s 13:00 at the primary school in Konioudou, a village in the rural commune of Kombissiri, about 40 km outside the capital Ouagadougou, and it’s time for the pupils’ midday break. In the shade of the courtyard’s large trees, some are playing, teasing each other, laughing; a few others are leafing through books. But all are waiting for one thing:… Read More
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