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African Economic Conference — Financing Africa's post-Covid-19 development

Elwin Mandowa,
What:      African Economic Conference 2021 Who:       United Nations Development Program, African Development Bank, and  Economic Commission for Africa When:      2 to 4 December 2021 Where:     Cabo Verde and online  The 2021 edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the United Nations Development Programme… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

What Nigeria And Africa Should Learn From America’s Infrastructure Agenda, By Dr. Chido Nwangwu

Elwin Mandowa,
It was former President Bill Clinton’s Press Secretary Mike McCurry who sometime ago spoke in projection of the focus of the Democratic Party. McCurry whom I met and chatted with in South Africa when I traveled with and covered U.S. President Bill Clinton’s historic visit to parts of Africa, March-April 2, 1998, has argued “There’s a wider agenda that speaks… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, South East Governors, Without Regard For Igbo Lives By Bryson Okeoma

Elwin Mandowa,
In 1954 at the Commonwealth games in Vancouver, Canada, Emmanuel Ifeajuna got Nigeria its first gold medal in an international tournament. A feat that was internationally celebrated in the whole of Africa as he was also the first black African to win such a laurel at an international stage. It took several decades before Nigeria could win another gold medal… Read More
Africa Libya North Africa World 

Libya: Presidential bid of Gaddafi’s son sparks controversy

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– – The presidential bid of the son of former Libyan leader, Muamar Gaddafi has sparked controversy in the North African nation. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has announced he is running for president in next month’s elections. The election commission said on Sunday that Seif al-Islam completed “all the required legal conditions”. Seif al-Islam Gaddafi “submitted… his candidacy for the presidential… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

How Africa’s New Trade Deal Can Revolutionise the Continent’s Food Industry By Lanre-Peter Elufisan

Elwin Mandowa,
Much has been written about the potential economic benefits of the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). However, few people have asked: how will the new trade deal help African states develop a resilient agriculture sector? Food is crucial for our existence and it should not be a luxury for anybody on earth. When food is not accessible to… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Uncommon Transformation Of Nigeria And Uncommon Prayers, By Owei Lakemfa

Elwin Mandowa,
Ameer  Sarkee, a 26-year-old male member of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is contesting for a national office in his party. There is nothing unusual in a party member contesting an elective post. What, however, makes this unusual is that he is running for the position of APC National Women Leader. He is not joking; he is already on… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Ben Ayade, The Worst Governor In Cross River’s History, By Elias Ozikpu

Elwin Mandowa,
I do not have the temperament to witness the ongoing misgovernance in Ayade’s Cross River State without staging a protest, without putting up some resistance against such maladministration which is being forced down our throats in a civilised society. The state continues to sink into the abyss without a trace of redemption, yet only a few Cross Riverians are interested… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: 10 students drown after two canoes capsized

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– – Some ten junior high school students in Ghana’s northern region have drowned after two canoes they were cruising in capsized in the Oti River. The students numbering 31 were returning from the head teacher’s farm when the disaster happened. The students had gone with the head teacher to harvest rice in Butuin, a community in the overseas area. Seven… Read More
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