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Tanzania has just taken a huge step toward eliminating child marriage. Now, a man who marries or impregnates a school-age girl faces up to 30 years in prison.
Sex with underage girls was already a criminal offense, but previously …
Continue readingThe fallout from the UK referendum that ended in victory for those wanting the country to exit from the European Union (EU) is still reverberating around the world. But what does it mean for Africa?
The decision will fundamentally affect …
Continue readingReports from Zimbabwe suggests that the government has shut down social media amid the ongoing strike and mass stay away from duty by a section of civil servants.
According to an opposition senator and former Minister of Education, Sport, Arts …
Continue readingA large part of my time this last weekend was spent traveling to Kenya where I made a presentation on the ill-effects of corruption in Nigeria and how the introduction of subsidies by different governments on the continent has proved …
Continue readingRwanda has been called Africa’s post-conflict success story. More than two decades after a genocide that resulted in the deaths of at least 800,000 people, the country is seen as an example of economic growth and development.
But in recent
The Nation Newspaper, Nigeria, and African Liberty Organization for Development (ALOD) in collaboration Network for a Free Society (NFS), is calling for entries into the 2016 essay competition.
Details are as follows:
Topic: Entrepreneurs are the creative force in the …
Continue readingAfter an endless uproar from citizens, the president of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki has released a statement to say that the Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill will make a return. Read the full statement below;
“Today, we discussed …
Continue readingA bill seeking equal opportunities for all gender was today shot down by a male dominated Nigerian Senate. The bill, sponsored by a female Senator from Ekiti State, addresses issues such as inheritance by female children, the right of widows …
Continue readingEfforts by the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to resolve the conflict in Western Sahara have been dealt a blow by Morocco. The Moroccan government has expressed its reservations over comments made by the UN Chief that “no real
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, has given a clear indication that he would be running for a fifth term as president of the tiny West African country during presidential elections slated for December 1 this year. According to reports from the …
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