AfDB, Bank of Africa Tanzania sign $7.5m trade finance guarantee to boost SME and intra-Africa trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Bank of Africa Tanzania (BOAT) have signed a $7.5 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility aimed at ...
African News
News
African Development Fund secures historic $11B, ushering era of African-led investment
$11 Billion Mobilization for African Development Fund Signals Shift to Investment-Led Growth Historic $11 Billion Boost for African Development Fund Marks New Chapter ...
News
From invisible to empowered: IEEE Summit charts path to use tech for poverty reduction
The urgent mission to eradicate poverty and the drive for universal digital connectivity are no longer parallel tracks in Nigeria. They are rapidly ...
Arts
Beyond a single story: African filmmakers rewrite the continent’s narrative with 2025 awards
For too long, the story of Africa has been told through a narrow lens—one of poverty, conflict, and hardship. But a powerful new ...
Business
From Barbados to Ghana: C1WT unveils ‘clearinghouse’ to unlock billions in women-led trade
World’s First 8-Pillar Digital Trade Accelerator Launches to Connect One Million Women-Led Businesses Globally A groundbreaking private-sector coalition, Connecting One Million Women to Trade ...
News
U.S. Senators decry Tanzania’s “marred” elections, demand reforms and threaten bilateral review
In a significant diplomatic move, senior U.S. lawmakers have issued a strong condemnation of Tanzania’s recent electoral process, citing widespread irregularities and state-sponsored ...
Beyond a single story: African filmmakers rewrite the continent’s narrative with 2025 awards
For too long, the story of Africa has been told through a narrow lens—one of poverty, conflict, and hardship. But a powerful new ...
People & Politics
Article
Do not use charity to replace justice
By Samuel Zalanga I am writing this to express my feelings and observation on something that is giving me great concern. I can ...
Article
From farm to freight: Ekiti’s agro-allied cargo advance
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE It was a privilege to witness the commissioning of the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport last week. It was a ...
Article
Zacch: No more climbing Sycamore tree!
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE “We tax growth, not struggle.” It is unfortunate – though pleasant surprises can occasionally ‘crop up’ – that Zacch Adelabu ...
Article
The Dangote Anomaly: a flash in the pan or a forge for a new Nigeria?
By Dr. A. J. Anuga and Odaudu Ijimbli The recent commissioning of the Dangote Refinery, and its subsequent importation of US light crude, ...
Article
The CFA Franc needs a voluntary exit mechanism
By Aboubakr Kaira Barry, Managing Director, Results Associates, Bethesda, Maryland, USA The exchange rate regime is usually a dry, technocratic choice. In West ...
Article
Nigeria’s insecurity is not a religious war, it is a billion-dollar criminal economy protected by chaos
By Hon. Chima Nnadi-Oforgu For decades, Nigeria has wrestled with the temptation to frame every national crisis through the lens of religion. Analysts, ...
Article
Insecurity: Again, how did we get to this pass? (1)
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into the past. To truly discern these origins, one must look all ...
Arts
Beyond a single story: African filmmakers rewrite the continent’s narrative with 2025 awards
For too long, the story of Africa has been told through a narrow lens—one of poverty, conflict, and hardship. But a powerful new ...
Article
The Dirigiste state in retreat
By Samuel Zalanga , Professor of Sociology Emeritus Some days ago I drove across parts of rural Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria. I saw a ...
Article
A tale of two states
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Charles Dickens, in his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, contrasted the turbulent similarities and differences of London and ...
Business & Economy
Business
From Barbados to Ghana: C1WT unveils ‘clearinghouse’ to unlock billions in women-led trade
World’s First 8-Pillar Digital Trade Accelerator Launches to Connect One Million Women-Led Businesses Globally A groundbreaking private-sector coalition, Connecting One Million Women to Trade ...
Business
Inclusive African cities: Designing for climate resilience and social equity
Observed annually on 31 October, World Cities Day spotlights the transformative potential of people-centred smart cities in shaping equitable, prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive urban environments. This ...
Business
IFAD surpasses the US$ 1 billion mark in sustainable bonds
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today that it has now surpassed the mark of US$ one billion in sustainable bonds’ ...
Business
Finnfund’s economist Tangeni Shatiwa: “Investor confidence in Nigeria got a boost”
The current government of Nigeria has implemented a series of bold policy reforms to address structural weaknesses of the country. The reforms have ...
Business
OPEC+ restraint and geopolitical tensions drive oil prices higher
Oil prices surged by over 2%, with the primary catalyst being OPEC+’s decision to significantly slow its pace of production increases for October ...
