The Political Pain of Covid-19 Ethiopia delays elections: Is COVID a valid excuse? American President Donald Trump explicitly floated the idea of delaying November’s presidential election by way of a tweet on 30 of July. ...
Nigerian protectionism Nigeria: Stop shooting yourself in the foot! Once the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), today they are slowing down regional integration. ...
Slow Lane Nigeria must jump start automotive strategy, says Volkswagen When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited West Africa in August 2018, Volkswagen signed two memorandums of understanding, one with Ghana and ... one with Nigeria.
eco friendly Replacing CFA with Eco ‘challenges the sovereignty’ of Nigerian naira The Francophone countries coming together to replace the colonial currency, the CFA Franc with the Eco, may be “a major step forward and a ... positive thing,” says Andrew S. Nevin, Chief Economist, Nigeria Clients and Markets Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). But for Nigeria, the eventual uniformed adoption of the single currency challenges the sovereignty of its naira.
ROOTS TOURISM Ghana leads in connecting Diaspora to its African roots Protests against racism have erupted around the globe in recent weeks, sparked by the murder of a black man, George Floyd, at the hands of a ... white police officer in Minnesota, in the United States. This act of racial violence serves as a timely reminder of the racial inequalities that persist for black people around the world, African diasporas being no exception.
streaming recovery Coronavirus: Now is the time to invest in Africa’s creative industries Despite the effects of COVID-19, Africa’s young creative industries remain ripe for investment opportunities. African music, film, and fashion ... continue to gain global popularity, with companies like Netflix and Universal Music Group expanding their presence on the continent.
teen spirit Ghanaian teen boosts harvest for small land farmers with his App In the middle of a field, far away from the big cities, and often without any internet connection, how can technology serve any purpose to the ... farmers working the land? One Ghanaian teenager has an answer to that question.
whose scheme? AfDB: The “Real” Geopolitics of the Adesina Affair Yes, Africa has cause to be very alert about imperialism. But that is not the issue at the AfDB. ...
curse dodger? Ghana has tried to be responsible with its oil wealth. This is how After Ghana discovered oil and gas in 2007, the government and civil society aspired to avoid the “resource curse”. This is when countries ... have an abundance of non-renewable natural resources but no economic growth.
perfect storm Ghana: Debt repayments greater than health or education spending Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to ease restrictions when it lifted lockdown measures on 20 April. The country’s Minister of ... Finance Ken Ofori-Atta argued the 21-day lockdown of Ghana’s biggest cities had become financially unbearable for most of the population, a concern that gave the government little choice but to lift the restriction. Article 9/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 25 May – 29 May"