5 Countries To Worry About Most In Africa’s Financial Struggles
Tough times are coming for some African economies. Take the recent and surprising admission by Nestlé that it overestimated the size of Africa’s growing middle class as parable for the current economic situation in some countries: Commodity prices are struggling and long-term high prices were wrongly assumed. Every sector does not grow exponentially, especially if a
Nigeria to challenge UK plans to deport 29,000 Nigerians
The Nigeria High Commission in London has expressed concern about the migration and removal policy of the UK Government, which has placed deportation tags on 29,000 Nigerians. “I think about 29,000 Nigerians have been designated to be deported,”Acting Nigerian High Commissioner in London, Olukunle Bamgbose said while speaking with State House Correspondents, Premium Times reports. He
Donald Trump: the world would be better if Gaddafi and Hussein still ruled
Donald Trump has a way with words that complements his personality and hairpiece: over-the-top, crass and rather hard to take seriously. Yet that’s the strange thing; despite all his corrosive statements about his intentions for his country’s immigration policies and his feelings about President Barack Obama, he’s become the Republican Party’s strongest general election candidate. It
Mugabe rejects China Confucius peace award
President Robert Mugabe has rejected the Confucius peace award after the Chinese government informed Harare ‘it was not associated with the conferring organisation’ Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has reportedly turned down the Confucius Peace Prize, known as China’s version of the Nobel, awarded in honour of his “quest for global harmony”. According to NewsDay, State
Why #ThePriceOfBreadMustFall matters
Amidst the #FeesMustFall protests, a second #MustFall has emerged and has largely fallen under the radar: #ThePriceOfBreadMustFall. On Tuesday, a group of activists occupied the Shoprite in Khayelitsha Mall demanding lower food prices generally, and bread prices in particular. This is an important moment, as although the right to food is a constitutional right under
African Americans Visiting, Moving To Ghana In Record Numbers
Africa evokes images of vibrancy and growth instead of poverty, war and struggle, Ezinne Ukoha reports in a story in The Grio. In this context, Ghana is fast becoming a mecca for black Americans who are looking for lucrative opportunities in a new environment. About 10,000 African Americans visit Ghana yearly, according to recent reports. Almost
MEET NIGER’S FIRST FEMALE PILOT
Lieutenant Ouma Laouali, 28, on the 21st of October became the first female pilot in Niger. She was one of the Nigerien Airforce members trained by the United States as part of a programme to help fight the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram. Just as women in politics and business are celebrated, Lieutenant Ouma is celebrated
LAGOS PHOTO FESTIVAL: REDESIGNING THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHY
For the past six years the African Artist Foundation (AAF), has exhibited works from different photographers through its annual programme known as the Lagos Photo Festival. The photo festival brings the world’s top photographers to the commercial hub of Lagos in order to showcase their works on different subjects focusing on Africa and the world at large,
WHAT IS THE FATE OF NIGERIAN MSMES IF FUNDING CONTINUES TO MEET POOR TRANSPARENCY AND UNAVAILABILITY?
During his 2015 presidential campaign, then presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari made promises to Nigerians regarding the economy and security. Precisely on January 12, 2015, at the APC rally which took place at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, Imo state, he promised to revitalize industries as well as providing soft loans to micro, small and medium
Strive Masiyiwa: If I started again I’d do agriculture, says telecoms tycoon
Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa made his money in the mobile telecoms business, but if he were to start all over again, he would bet on agriculture. Speaking at the opening of this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Zambia’s capital Lusaka, Masiyiwa made a case for the opportunities in the agriculture industry. The Zimbabwean