BY PROF. YUVAL NERIA Since its re-emergence in the summer of 2014, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has ravaged communities, killed thousands, created fear, anxiety and distrust and, in … Read More
BY ALAN GREEN In a statement issued this Sunday three days after being elected president of the African Development Bank, Nigerian former minister of agriculture and rural development, Akinwumi Adesina, … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE The U.S. delegation at this Friday’s swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja was headed by Secretary of State John Kerry who was accompanied by Gen. … Read More
BY DEREK SHEARER Soccer is truly the world’s sport. It is played and watched by more people across the globe than any other sport. Every four years, it is the center of … Read More
BY JOHN AFFLECK The fellow journalists I pitied most at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa were the FIFA beat reporters. Charged with covering the governing body of the … Read More
BY MODUPE ABIOLA ABUJA, NIGERIA: If President Obasanjo’s swearing-in on May 29, 1999, which signaled the return of democracy to Africa’s most populous (now wealthiest) nation, was hailed as a … Read More
BY ALAN GREEN In a press release published on Wednesday, the U.S. headquarters of South African Airways located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced the launch of new, non-stop service between … Read More
Presenting a new book Challenges of Development in Africa The Missing Technology Link and the Morbid Corruption Pandemic While a continent steeped in lore and beauty, nobody can deny that … Read More
BY PROFESSOR BAMIDELE ADEKUNLE Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic ties with China have grown significantly this century. Beijing became the sub-continent’s biggest trading partner in 2009. But for sub-Saharan Africa to benefit fully from … Read More
BY RICHARD KUMBA One has to be a die-hard optimist and extremely kind-hearted to make it one’s business to inspire others, put a smile on every face, and turn negatives … Read More
