Africa’s priority: Infrastructure or Agriculture?
A leading Nigerian business entrepreneur, Alhaji Sani Dangote is of the view that greater investment in agriculture is key to Africa’s sustainable development. Contrary to the widely held view that development of infrastructure was central to Africa’s future, Alhaji Dangote, the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Dangote Group…
Read MoreHas European arrest warrant become political tool?
By Joseph Hammond The saga of one of the European Union’s most problematic policies took an unusual turn late last month with an EU judicial body announcing that the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) would remain valid as long as the UK was in the European Union. Anti-Brexit forces greeted the…
Read MoreIs the news media “enemy of the people?”
By Uchenna Ekwo Reactions to the mass shooting at the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland last Thursday were expectedly mixed. With four journalists and staff member of the Capital Gazette dead, some media pundits were quick to blame the shooting on Trump’s rhetoric about “fake news.” A Reuters…
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