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Africa Investments 

In Ghana’s north, training and support to farmers drives major livelihood improvements

Elwin Mandowa,
A 39-year old Ghanaian farmer has broken a record by becoming the first indigenous commercial farmer with over 425 hectares of farmland in a single location in the country’s northern savannah ecological zone. Isaac Papanko, CEO of Idan Agro Ventures Papanko, started off farming maize on 8 hectares and largely credits his success to training provided by the African Development… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

#ENDSARS: Have Our Children Gone Mad? By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
You’ll have to go back nearly a decade to find anything resembling what has been happening across the country in the last one week.  Back then, civil society deeply offended by trillions of naira stolen by government officials and campaign donors to the ruling party in the name of petrol subsidy mounted protests that rocked the country and nearly brought… Read More
Africa Investments 

Le prix Nobel attribué au Programme alimentaire mondial est un moment décisif de notre Histoire

Elwin Mandowa,
Voir David Beasley, dans un tweet récent, assis par terre dans le bureau du Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) au Niger, entouré de membres du personnel de l’organisation et célébrant un prix Nobel de la paix bien mérité, a réveillé en moi des souvenirs. C’était en 2005. J’étais en mission au Niger pour l’agence Associated Press. Je couvrais une crise alimentaire… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

#EndSARS Hello, Hello, NLC! Hello, Wabba! By Adeola Soetan

Elwin Mandowa,
I trust NLC national leadership if not because all of them have travelled to Afghanistan for an advance  course on how to call a workers strike and break it, NLC would have issued a powerful statement to condemn police brutality and commend SARS protesters, who are predominantly youth, children of workers many of whom are members of NLC. Revolutionary President,… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

#ENDSARS And This Sudden Government’s Love For Nigerian Students By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
The Yoruba have a saying that could literally be interpreted thus: “When a child is confronted with something bigger than him, he frets.”  This probably captures the response of Nigerian leaders to the ongoing #ENDSARS protests across the country. This is perhaps the first time in a long while that Nigeria is witnessing a spontaneous protest orchestrated by the youth… Read More
Africa World 

New study: Forests are still underrated as allies to curb rural poverty

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– – Poverty is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Globally, one out of every 10 people lives in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as living on less than $1.90 per day. Many of them live in rural areas where the poverty rate is 17.2 per cent – more than three times higher than in urban areas.… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Sierra Leone: Vickie Remoe is Girl Ambassador for Save the Children

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– – Save the Children Sierra Leone launches National Girls Week 2020 by introducing Girl Ambassador, Vickie Remoe, Girls advocate, entrepreneur, TV host, and multimedia storyteller. Vickie has made it her life’s work to use her platform to raise awareness on issues affecting girls and women with the goal of igniting social change.  Seeing Sierra Leone as the “next frontier”, Vickie believes… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

#EndSars: We Need To End Corruption And Demand Good Governance With This Same Energy By Seyi Oyetunbi

Elwin Mandowa,
It has to be on record that Nigeria held one of the world’s largest ‘leaderless’ protests that could not even be put to rest by people of influence in and outside the country when the government demanded the face of the protesters for negotiation. It is absolutely unbelievable that the lazy youth (in the President’s words) could muster temerity to… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Ivory Coast: Campaigning for Oct. 31 presidential race begins

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– – Political parties in Ivory Coast on Thursday started campaigning officially for the presidential election on October 31. Four candidates are contesting the presidential race with key opposition figures being Pascal Affi N’Guessan of the Ivorian Popular Front party and former President Henri Konan Bedie, 86, for the PDCI-RDA party. A former president, Laurent Gbagbo and a former prime… Read More
Africa Business West Africa World 

Winners of the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award

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– – Stars From All Nations, the education company that unlocks the potential of the youth, convened a critical mass of innovators and bright thinkers at the first-ever Global Student Entrepreneurship Week held on September 28-29, 2020.  The two-day event received participation from thought leaders such as Lord Dr. Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE, Global Head of Corporate Citizenship for… Read More
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