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Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Conference: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to join British Trade Commissioner Emma Wade-Smith for fireside chat

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Africa Investment Conference Who: Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa Emma Wade-Smith, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina When: Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 10.00 GMT to 15.30 GMT Where: Virtual       The Africa Investment Conference takes place as an array of trade agreements come into force, including the historic African Continental Free Trade Area. The one-day event will bring… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Ugandans vote in crucial election amid internet shutdown

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Ugandans are voting on Thursday in a crucial presidential election characterized by violence and internet shutdown. Voting started at 7:00 am local time and is expected to end at 16:00 local time with longs queues at most polling stations. There have been reports of delays in getting voting materials to various polling stations on time. At some polling stations, biometric… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Donald Trump impeached again after Capitol riot

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President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the U.S. Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office. With the Capitol secured by armed National Guard troops inside and out, the House voted 232-197 on Wednesday to impeach Trump.… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Ethiopia: Army kills former foreign minister in Tigray battle

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– – The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) on Wednesday afternoon announced the death of former Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin during a battle in the country’s Tigray region. He served as foreign minister from 1991 to 2010. Seyoum was killed alongside Asmelash Woldeselassie, former Ethiopian parliament chief whip and Abay Tsehaye, Ethiopia’s former minister of federal affairs, during a battle… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

From Sak To Chik: An Essay On Classical Leadership Failure By Umar Ardo

Elwin Mandowa,
In 2015, the campaign slogan of APC’s presidential candidate, Mohammadu Buhari, was ‘APC SAK’. By this, Buhari was urging the electorate, especially of Northern Nigeria, to vote APC all through from top to bottom. In return, he promised that the ensuing APC government he would head will solve the teething problems of the country. Specifically, he named economy, insecurity and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

COVID-19 And The NIN Debacle By Seun Awogbenle

Elwin Mandowa,
Everything in Nigeria is going to kill you, says Author and Human rights lawyer Ayo Sogunro. Frankly, nothing else can describe the directive by the Federal Government over the deadline for the enrolment of the National Identity Number, the integration of subscriber information Module (SIM) cards with the National Identity Number (NIN) and the order to enforce the blocking of… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

No Political Party Should Cede 2023 Presidency To South-East, By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
If the 2023 presidency is relieved of competition and minimised to an ethnic contest, then we are consciously backtracking to the mistakes of 2015. Ethnic considerations brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power. And I am sure most Nigerians have witnessed the calamity that this current administration is. When leadership is robbed of progressive competition, competence is impaired. We will keep… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Pantami’s Dilemma, By Gimba Kakanda

Elwin Mandowa,
Behind Nigeria’s problems, over the decades, have been the conspiracies of successive political elites to inflate and politicize population data for partisan agenda. Since those controversial censuses of the early 1960s, the credibility of population estimates across state boundaries has played out as toxic fights, especially between the North and the South, with the former singled out, although unfairly, for… Read More
Africa Business World 

World e-commerce leaders announce huge growth during pandemic

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During the global pandemic, some of the world’s leading e-commerce companies have thrived with unexpected employee hires, massive turnover and agile operation procedures. Big players Amazon and Alibaba Group in particular have announced remarkable revenue growth in their respective regions, as reported by Compare the Market. For Amazon, a strategic diversion of product focus to COVID-19-related products such as sanitizers… Read More
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