Latest Articles by Jewel Ike-Obioha Contributor How the monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria can be curtailed. Barely a week after the detection of the viral zoonotic monkeypox disease in Bayelsa state, 31 cases have been recorded in seven states across Nigeria. Contributor Female icons need to be more than pioneers. Gender parity and female empowerment have become top priorities for Africa. They are also priorities for the UN as seen in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and continue to be integral parts of the Sustainable Development Goals... Contributor How presidential term limits can help strengthen Africa’s democracy. Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, the advocation for presidential term limits has been a way to ensure that sitting executives do not remain entrenched and political opportunities are created for competitive elections and alternations in power. However, when... Contributor These are the top 10 African countries to invest in 2018. Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has released its 2018 edition of Where to Invest in Africa. The report assesses the economic outlook and investment opportunities in Africa. Contributor Why is Nnamdi Kanu in hiding? The thread of controversies that have trailed the absence of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s (IPOB) leader – Nnamdi Kanu – may not go away anytime soon. Contributor Nigeria’s domestic debt has increased under Buhari’s administration. According to data released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in September, Nigerian states and federal debt stock data as of June 30th, 2017 reflected that the country’s foreign and domestic debt stood at $15.05... Contributor Kenya lowers its 2017 growth forecast due to drought and recent political uncertainties. Earlier in the year, Kenyan’s Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich said Kenya would at some point cut its growth forecast to reflect the impact of a drought that slashed its agricultural output and left the country...
Contributor How the monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria can be curtailed. Barely a week after the detection of the viral zoonotic monkeypox disease in Bayelsa state, 31 cases have been recorded in seven states across Nigeria.
Contributor Female icons need to be more than pioneers. Gender parity and female empowerment have become top priorities for Africa. They are also priorities for the UN as seen in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and continue to be integral parts of the Sustainable Development Goals...
Contributor How presidential term limits can help strengthen Africa’s democracy. Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, the advocation for presidential term limits has been a way to ensure that sitting executives do not remain entrenched and political opportunities are created for competitive elections and alternations in power. However, when...
Contributor These are the top 10 African countries to invest in 2018. Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has released its 2018 edition of Where to Invest in Africa. The report assesses the economic outlook and investment opportunities in Africa.
Contributor Why is Nnamdi Kanu in hiding? The thread of controversies that have trailed the absence of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s (IPOB) leader – Nnamdi Kanu – may not go away anytime soon.
Contributor Nigeria’s domestic debt has increased under Buhari’s administration. According to data released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in September, Nigerian states and federal debt stock data as of June 30th, 2017 reflected that the country’s foreign and domestic debt stood at $15.05...
Contributor Kenya lowers its 2017 growth forecast due to drought and recent political uncertainties. Earlier in the year, Kenyan’s Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich said Kenya would at some point cut its growth forecast to reflect the impact of a drought that slashed its agricultural output and left the country...
