Ransom-Driven Kidnapping Has Become Security Problem In Nigeria
By Chukwuma Al Okoli, Federal University Lafia Frequent acts of violent crime have grown to form a major threat to
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Young voters, old candidates in Nigeria’s election
By Reuters Two men in their 70s are contesting a Nigerian presidential election in which half the registered voters are
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The IMF Comeback in Africa
By Deutsche Welle The International Monetary Fund has made a comeback in Africa. Experts say the organization that provides financial
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African Development Bank Releases New Tool To Assess Resilience And Fragility In Countries
The African Development Bank has created and refined a new tool to diagnose fragility in countries, taking into account their capacities and
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AIF’s Top 10 Nominees Announced For $185 000 Innovation Prize For Africa 2018 Awards
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced 10 nominees for the 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) with a monetary
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Amina Mohammed: Okonjo-Iweala Helped Get Nigeria Out of Debt, But We Are Back There
By The Cable Amina Mohammed, the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, two-time minister of finance,
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Netflix Is Starting To Take Nollywood Seriously
By Quartz Africa Netflix is finally putting its $8 billion original production budget to work in Nigeria’s Nollywood movie industry.
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Transsion, A Chinese Handset Maker Has Taken Over Africa’s Mobile Market
By Quartz Africa The first African facility for the Chinese phone maker Transsion Holdings is tucked away in a nondescript
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Social media mobilisation is a bright spot in Uganda’s dark Bobi Wine saga
By The Conversation President Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda with authoritarian firmness for the last 32 years. But even his
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Female Genital Mutilation: Number of Affected African Women Rising in Germany
By Deutsche Welle Women’s rights organization Terre des Femmes estimates that 65,000 women affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) are
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