Nigeria recently partially closed its border with Benin in an effort to stem the smuggling of rice. It then went on to close its land borders to the movement of all goods from Benin, Niger and Cameroon, effectively banning trade …
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One of Jacob Olupona’s earliest memories in Massachusetts is of nearly freezing in his apartment as a graduate student at Boston University during the great snowstorm
In October 2019, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, revealed his government’s plan to “inject sanity” into the social media space which, according to him, constitutes a real danger to the unity of the country. He plans to …
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Population growth rates continue to pose lingering challenges to development efforts on the continent. The population of Africa is expected to roughly double by 2050. This will add 1.2 billion people to Africa’s 2019 population of 1.3 billion people…
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Around 12,000 students are enrolled in Nigeria’s nursing schools each year. As it is in many health professions, these students often find it challenging after graduation when they search for and start their first job. They feel unprepared and have …
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Earlier this year Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, embarked on his second term as president pledging “constructive” dialogue with the opposition.
This followed tense elections in which Sall was accused of preventing some of his main rivals from running.
In principle, …
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Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. In Kenya, more than 47 percent of women are victims of physical and sexual abuse. This rate is higher than the world average; 25 percent of …
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When the Berlin Wall was pierced on 9 November 1989, world attention was on Europe. But the collapse of the Soviet Union that followed resonated across Africa and globally. The 30th anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on these forces …
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Winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup has shown what South Africans can do if they put aside differences and work together. What can we do to allow the spirit and courage that the Springboks displayed on the rugby field to …
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Nigeria has closed its borders until January 2020, stifling the free flow of goods and people within the West African sub-region.
There is an assumption that Nigeria will automatically become prosperous by closing its borders to other markets, in furtherance …
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