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Africa Business World 

Why Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram had an outage

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– – Facebook has explained why it experienced almost six hours of outage across the world on Monday. The social media giant blamed it on a “faulty configuration change”. The outage prevented the company’s 3.5 billion users from accessing Facebook and other messaging services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. In a blog post Facebook failed to mention which employee… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Forum 2021: Accelerating transformative investments in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What:     2021 Africa Investment Forum Market Days Who:      The African Development Bank and Africa Investment Forum founding partners When:    1-3 December 2021 Where:    Abidjan (hybrid event) The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 1-3 December 2021 in a hybrid format. This year there will be boardroom sessions… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Murder of Pastor Shuaibu: Will Justice Be Served? By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
The murder of a Christian pastor in Kano has raised issues regarding justice, equity, and fairness for non-Muslims in Muslim-dominated Kano state. Muslim bloodletters killed Rev. Shuaibu over his alleged role in the conversion of a Muslim to Christianity in the area. Such horrific acts of religious extremism are not new in Kano state. Kano is one of the Muslim… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Incompetence, Impunity And Inordinate Ambition Brought Us Here By Sesugh Akume

Elwin Mandowa,
Public institutions and officers exist to solve problems. Many times they don’t and therefore we have a country going nowhere, but it becomes even worse when they rather create problems for us. Inability to do one’s work or do it well is called ‘incompetence’. Such a person is incompetent. Presently, the institution, and individual leading this charge in Nigeria by their incompetence causing the country great pain is the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and… Read More
Africa World 

World leaders urged to protect most vulnerable against climate change

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– – More than 2,000 young leaders and youth-led organisations from across the Commonwealth have urged governments to respect the needs and contributions of the world’s most vulnerable groups, in the lead up to global climate talks in Glasgow in November. The Commonwealth Youth Statement on Climate Change, appealed to governments to include youth, women, the elderly and people with disabilities… Read More
Africa Business China World 

China’s trade with Africa grows to record highs

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– – According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, trade between China and Africa increased by 40.5 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2021, and was valued at a record high of USD 139.1 billion. The Ministry noted that African products were increasingly being recognised in the Chinese market, and that imports from Africa into China increased by 46.3%… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

61st Independence Anniversary: Correcting Nigeria’s Anomalies With Moral Values By Biodun Busari

Elwin Mandowa,
As Nigeria celebrates her 61st Independence anniversary today, speeches, conferences, protests, prayers, and other public functions will hold in search of a better country. But, one thing is unarguably wrong about this nation, Nigeria is drenched with attitudinal depravities and moral decadences. It is absolutely evident that we are morally deficient as a people, and the sad part of it… Read More
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