Archive In Policy

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  Ethiopia’s faltering dependence on China: Leading by example? China’s presence throughout Eastern Africa has become ubiquitous. From sprawling factories to road and rail construction, Chinese investment is often synonymous with infrastructure, aid and economic possibility.
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  Rwanda seizes assets of jailed opposition leader Diane Rwigara. Diane Rwigara and her family’s anguish continues as Rwandan authorities have auctioned off more than $1 million worth of their family business.
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  Mauritius to sell citizenship and passports to foreign investors. Governments in Africa and across the world make increasing Foreign Direct Investments in their countries as a matter of economic policy.
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  Tanzania’s plans to industrialize receive major boost from the World Bank. Tanzania’s government announced last year that it would need at least $46.2 billion in investments in the next 20 years for it to meet the country’s ever-growing need for electricity, and to effectively industrialize.
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  Republic of Congo becomes the fifteenth member of OPEC. The Republic of Congo was announced as the fifteenth member of the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries last week at the closing of the 174th ordinary meeting of the organization.
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  Museveni implements a security master plan amidst surging crime rates and confidence crisis in Uganda. Owing to the alarming and increasing rate of crime in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni is implementing a nine-point security master plan that includes the collection of DNA of all Ugandans amongst other things.
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  Nigeria is the 9th most dangerous country for women. Ending all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls before 2030 is a target of the 5th Global Goal, from 17, set by the United Nations in 2015 for Sustainable Development around the...
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  Nigeria’s 2018 budget and the paltry allocation for education. My worries about the several months of delay in passing the 2018 Budget of Consolidation were abated as the Senate finally approved it on Wednesday, 16th May.
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  Madagascar’s presidential elections slated for November. The first round of presidential elections in Madagascar will be held in November this year after the country’s constitutional court ordered the president to choose a “consensus” government and a new prime minister.
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  Why digital literacy is critical in advancing Nigeria’s educational sector. Education has evolved from the conventional classroom experience, particularly with the launch of creative initiatives around digital literacy.