Category: AFRICA

Addressing Nigeria’s politically disaggregated Data

Collective Action echoed…As Webinar on Women’s Vote holds  Story: Mohammed A. Abu Speakers and panelists representing women’s rights advocates, civil society organizations, political actors, governance stakeholders, media professionals, and allies committed to advancing women’s meaningful participation in Nigeria’s democracy, have unanimously drummed home the need for collective and shared responsibility driven affirmative action for the desirable impact at both state and societal levels towards addressing Nigeria’s persistent democratic deficit that affects women who constitute half of the national population. They were speaking during the Let Women Vote Nigeria 2027 Summit…

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Mainstreaming Non-Interest Banking & Finance in Ghana

All-inclusiveness re-echoed… As maiden virtual National Dialogue holds By: Mohammed A. Abu Accra/Panelists drawn from diverse faiths, professional and academic backgrounds from Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya have re-emphasized that, non-interest Banking and Finance (NIBF) in Ghana otherwise termed as “Islamic Banking & Finance” in other jurisdictions, is about offering an alternative all-inclusive ethics driven financing mechanism for economic development not about religion per say, and which is going to be accessible to all Ghanaians irrespective of their religious persuasions. They were also unanimous about the catalytic role it could play…

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Revitalizing Zakat, Waqf,the non-interest social financing tools

For combatting poverty, unemployment, meeting the SDGs Story: Mohammed A. Abu Accra/Ing. Muhammad Lawal Maidoki (Sadaukin Sakkwato), National Chairman, Azawon, Deputy Secretary General, of the World Zakat and Waqf Forum, has made a clarion call for the revitalization of the two non-interest social financing tools of Zakat (the poor rate) and Waqf(endowment) and their alignment with national development plans, the SDGs, and ESG frameworks. The call is being made against the background of UNICEF Nigeria Child’s 2025 report that states that, 18.3M children are out of school,2.2m unvaccinated,4.9M need urgent…

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Baobab farming launched in Upper West Region,Northern Ghana

…. As JOE-BAILOR / Prof. Kenneth Fafa HTU Join hands Story: Mohammed A. Abu Ghana’s Northern Sector, comprising the five (5) Northern Regions that form an integral part of the wider, Northern Savannah Ecological Zone (NSEZ) is blessed with unquantifiable biodiversity. This includes, diverse wild growing trees, plants and shrubs species in the region which have for ages catered and continue to cater for the dietary, nutritional, health and beauty care needs of the local populations. Wild growing tree species with notable socio-economic importance and the products of which are…

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Driving Continental Investment,Ownership and Growth

Unstoppable Africa 2026 sends African,Global CEOs,Leaders to New York   More than 2,000 African and global business leaders plus heads of state will gather in New York on September 20–21 for Unstoppable Africa, flagship event of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) according to an official statement issued in New York,Wednesday. Convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and organized and coordinated by the UN Global Compact, the fifth edition of Unstoppable Africa will convene under the theme “Powering Business,…

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Cocoa farming in Northern Region gets a booster

…. As pioneer’s cocoa nursery supports more farmers Story: Mohammed A. Abu Sylvester  Mohammed, the pioneer in cocoa cultivation in Nanun,Ghana’s Northern Region, has expressed optimism that factoring of tree crop farming such as cocoa into mainstream farming in the Northern region, would go a long way to address youth unemployment. The age-old over dependency on cereals and grains farming culture in the Northern Region, Mr. Mohammed notes, tends to limit livelihood opportunities. Flashback:JB Dandawa’s maiden Interview with Mr.Mohammed in August 2025 Thus, the inclusion of cash tree crop farming…

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Global South cultural diplomacy gets a major booster

….As DR. Sandeep  Marwah  named Chair of  Indo–Djibuoti Film and Cultural Forum AASGON and GSEF Congratulate Global South Media Leader as India and Djibouti Deepen Cooperation through Cinema, Culture and Creative Industries NEW DELHI, INDIA — Dr. Sandeep Marwah, President of Marwah Studios, the International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry (ICMEI), and the Global South Media Association, has been nominated as Chair of the Indo–Djibouti Film and Cultural Forum under the aegis of ICMEI. The certificate of appointment was formally presented by H.E. Isse Abdillahi Assoweh,Ambassador of the Republic…

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Boosting Industrialization in Ghana’s Up Country, Creating Jobs.

…..As Mahama Officially Inaugurates Northshore Factory  Report: Mohammed A. Abu  Ghana’s President Mahama has inaugurated his country’s Northern sector’s first sustainable and regenerative Northshore Apparel manufacturing hub, that uses zero-waste and renewable energy technologies. During the ribbon cutting ceremony in Savulgu, Friday, President Mahama while appreciating Alhaj Mohammed Nurudeen, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Northshore Apparel Ghana Ltd and partners, for their efforts and as well as, His Royal Highness, Yoo Naa Abdulai Yakubu Andani, the Paramount Chief of the Savulgu Traditional Area for donating land for the…

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Climate Policy Needs More Science and Less Dogma

About Author: Veselina Vargova,Climate Finance Expert,Co-Founder,Rhodope Global For years, the climate debate has been framed as a closed question: “the science is settled,” “the consensus is 97%,” “to doubt is to deny the science.” The problem is that this framing blurs the line between two very different things — the physical fact that CO2 traps heat, and the political claim that the only reasonable response is rapid, expensive, globally mandated decarbonization. The second does not automatically follow from the first, and that is precisely where room for a legitimate, evidence-based…

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Africa and the Green Energy Transition: An Analytical Survey

By: Mohammed A. Abu(Editor-in-Chief) Introduction Following Sidi Ould Tah’s taking of office on September 1,2025,as the African Development Bank(AfDB)’s fifth president, Secretary-General António Guterres, framed the challenge before him without the least ambiguity: steering investment in Africa’s renewable energy, which he described as “the economic opportunity of the century.” Africa’s population of 1.5 billion people over half of which is said to be under the age of 25 years, does not only make her the world’s most youth populated continent, but also, it makes her the world’s most dynamic workforce.…

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