Crude Oil future continues to fluctuate even as President Donald Trump looks set to impose higher levies on two of the United States’ biggest suppliers; Canada and Mexico! With China gearing up for countermeasures if the United States implements its…
Independent Thinking Expert comment Published 14 February 2025 Director and Chief Executive,Chatam House The Munich Security Conference begins today with European leaders in a state of shock, following the news that President Donald Trump has spoken directly to Russian President…
DAKAR, Senegal, January 31, 2025/ — By Reshmi Theckethil, Lead Portfolio, Climate Action, Disaster Risk Reduction, Energy, and Resilience | Sahel Resilience Project Manager, UNDP Sub-Regional Hub for West and Central Africa (www.UNDP.org). Imagine a Sahel region where every household, school,…
Africa is steadily progressing in its digital transformation, drawing on the continent’s resources, creativity, and youthful demographic to drive change—yet there remains significant ground to cover. As the digital era continues to accelerate, we must seize this opportunity to position…
By:Academic Journalist, Lauren Johnston Associate Professor, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney The Conversation ,First Published,26th November,2024 Photo(Brics Summit 2024) Brics+ countries are exploring how they can foster greater use of local currencies in their trade, instead of relying on…
At this most crucial moment in Ghana’s development history, it is disheartening to hear of incidents like the recent Zogbie one that has led to the loss of precious lives. The various ethnic groups in the Northern region should consider…
By:Melissa Pistilli,First Published,July 8,2024 The BRICS nations are interested in creating a new currency to compete with the US dollar, and recently announced plans for a blockchain-based payment system. Learn about the developments thus far and how investors can prepare…
South Africa is in many ways one of the most modern countries in Africa, particularly with respect to electricity access. Yet while its numbers compare favorably with most other African nations (as of 2021, 89.3% of the population had reliable…
Author: Danny Bradlow Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria First Published,July,2,2024 The recent Kenyan protests are a warning that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is failing. The public does not think it is helping its…
Co-Authors,Associate Professor Hannah Hoechner & Professor Yagana Bukar Universities of East Anglia and Maiduguri respectively First Published,1 July,2024 The world has come to associate the insurgency in north-east Nigeria with the slogan “western education is forbidden”. This is how “Boko Haram” –…
