Dr Karuaihe reveals his 100 days plan as Agribank CEO
Agribank’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Dr Raphael Karuaihe, revealed his first 100 days plan at the helm of the Bank. Dr Karuaihe made the revelation during his first staff address on Friday, 14 January 2022. Before detailing his plan, Dr Karuaihe noted...
Another coup has been averted in Burkina Faso: but for how long?
An honorary guard of Burkina Faso soldiers. Photo by Olympia De Maismont/AFP via Getty Images Daniel Eizenga, Africa Center for Strategic Studies Within a few weeks of the start of a new year and West Africa had its first attempted coup d’état. On January 12 the...
How COVID-19 transformed genomics and changed the handling of disease outbreaks forever
zstock/Shutterstock Angela Beckett, University of Portsmouth and Samuel Robson, University of Portsmouth If the pandemic had happened ten years ago, what would it have looked like? Doubtless there would have been many differences, but probably the most striking would...
How place of birth shapes chances of going to university: evidence from 7 African countries
Regions with higher than average university attainment in the 1960s continue to have higher university attainment rates today. Shutterstock Rebecca Simson, University of Oxford Many newly independent African countries in the 1960s inherited regional and ethnic...
Cyber Security Protection tips for the new year.
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has in recent years increased the shift and reliance in the use of information technology for its staff and members. As we aim to reduce the further spread of the COVID-19, we encourage our members tomake use of our...
Rising instability in Mali raises fears about role of private Russian military group
Colonel Assimi Goita has stepped back from undertakings that there would be a return to civilian rule soon. Photo by Habib Kouyate/Xinhua via Getty Christopher Michael Faulkner, US Naval War College Tensions are mounting in West Africa as Mali resists pressure from...
Why reconciliation agreement between Germany and Namibia has hit the buffers
An aerial view of members of the Herero and Nama communities taking part in the Reparation Walk in 2019. Christian Ender/Getty Images Henning Melber, University of Pretoria In mid-2015 the German Foreign Ministry admitted that the war the country had waged against the...
Africa can use great power rivalry to its benefit: Here is how
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall in Dakar, Senegal. Photo by Andrew Harnik /pool/AFP/via Getty Images Folashade Soule, University of Oxford Geopolitical competition between the United States and China is taking...
‘Drained and wary of the future’: why you might feel different about New Year’s resolutions this year
Jayashri Kulkarni, Monash University At the beginning of each year, many people make vows to either do or not do something to improve their life in some way. The fresh start of a new year is magically equated with a fresh start to life and often imbued with renewed...
Tony Elumelu foundation disburses $24.75 million to 5000 African SMEs for 2021 Programme
…. each entrepreneur receives non-refundable US$5,000 ….68% of beneficiaries are women entrepreneurs Lagos, Nigeria: The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has selected 4,949...