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OP-ED Opinions 

Restructuring And Its Deceitful Proponents By Peter Claver Oparah

Elwin Mandowa,
For the umpteenth time, I am writing about the noisy clamour for restructuring which seems to be a cure-all placebo for all manners of political discontent in Nigeria today. As in previous times I had written, I still hold onto my position that there is nothing more than political deceit around the noisome restructuring clamour and no time is that… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

#SARSMUSTEND Protests: How Many More People Will The Police Kill? By Seun Awogbenle

Elwin Mandowa,
Heads down, this is a sad moment to be a Nigerian. For the first time since the return of democracy in 1999, I am not sure we have witnessed a more insensitive, intolerant and completely incompetent government. The government at the centre led by President Muhammadu Buhari has not only demonstrated its cavalier disregard for the people of this country,… Read More
Africa East Africa Rwanda World 

Rwanda legalizes growing of cannabis for medical purposes

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– – Rwanda has legalized the growing of cannabis but only for medical purposes. It has now become the first East African nation to legalize the growing of cannabis. Effort to legalize the growing of cannabis for medical purposes started in 2010 when the government introduced a bill in parliament. Rwandan officials said at the time that new changes to… Read More
Africa World 

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine trial halted over ‘unexplained illness’

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– – Another major drug producer, Johnson & Johnson has announced that it has paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial. The announcement on Monday night according to the company is due to one of the volunteers coming down with an “unexplained illness.” In a statement, Johnson & Johnson said that under its guidelines, the “participant’s illness is being reviewed and evaluated”… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s finance minister says Africa deserves more help for Covid-19

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– – Ghana confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases on March 12; imports from Norway and Turkey. Africa has since recorded more than 1.5 million cases and counting, though, in terms of infections and deaths, we have fared better than most regions. Perhaps this is because of our youthful population, the natural social distancing of outdoor living and experience with… Read More
Africa Business World 

African trade to be impacted by No-deal Brexit and Covid-19

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– – A No-Deal Brexit compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic could see UK GDP fall by 6% and lose £134 billion pounds annually according to The Outlook for Trade after Brexit report. Thereport, from the leading legal global law firm Baker McKenzie and economic consultancy Oxford Economics, covers four sectors of the UK economy, automotive, consumer goods, healthcare and technology which make… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Ghana: Video of pastor shaving congregants in movie sparks outrage

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– – A video of a man believed to be a pastor shaving the pubic hair of women who are supposed to be congregants has sparked outrage among some Ghanaians. The video shows the man of God asking his female congregants to take off their underwear for him to shave their pubic hair. He makes reference to the book of… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

#EndSARS The Catalyst For Revolution Of Values By Richard Odusanya

Elwin Mandowa,
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed” – Martin Luther King Jr. Nigerians seeks a new and better Nigeria.  If we unite as one nation, one people then this dream for a new Nigeria isn’t impossible as being seen from the #EndSars protest. Nigeria must be rescued from the diabolic claws of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Webinar “Pulse check – Trade Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa during COVID-19”

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Webinar “Pulse check – Trade Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa during COVID-19” Who: African Development Bank, BADEA, International Trade Center, International Chamber of Commerce, IDB, BOAD EADB and MFW4A When: 15 October 20201pm GMT (Abidjan) / 2pm (London) / 3 pm (Johannesburg) / 9am EST (New York) Where: Online – Zoom https://afdb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1v5-JSsVQRi02bT8ZhGzHQ Following the release of a collaborative report that assessed… Read More
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