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Impact of conflict on education and the lessons from Rwanda
Written by Miho Taka* Humanitarian situations, especially protracted violent conflicts, are a serious barrier to accessing education. This is why,…
Igba Boi: The Igbo apprentice scheme forged in the ruins of War
Nigeria's Igbo community has a reputation for being highly successful businessmen - partly thanks to a community-run apprentice system that…
Nigeria calls on US to relocate Africom headquarters to Africa
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said in a virtual meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday that given the series of recent clashes…
Malawi fires labour minister, arrests senior officials over misuse of $7.95 million COVID funds
President Lazarus Chakwera and police said on Sunday that fourteen people, including senior officials, have been arrested in Malawi and…
South Africa’s higher education funding system can be more realistic without betraying ideals
Written by Gerald Wangenge-Ouma* Ongoing student protests in South Africa have once again highlighted various problems with higher education funding. They boil…
The way Nigeria selects vice-chancellors needs to be fixed
Written by Ayodeji Olukoju* Some universities in Nigeria are in crisis over the selection of vice-chancellors. From Ibadan to Lagos, Oye Ekiti and Dutse, things have…
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Benin is moving from chronic power shortage to energy self-sufficiency
The energy sector is among those which progress best illustrates the performance of the president of Benin, Patrice Talon, and…
Egypt president warns Nile water ‘untouchable’
Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday his country's share of the Nile River's waters are `untouchable` in a stark…
Niger says it thwarts coup attempt days before presidential transition
The assailants, from a nearby air base, fled after the presidential guard met their attack with heavy shelling and gunfire,…
Former president Gbabgo could return to Ivory Coast after ICC upholds acquittal
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld its 2019 acquittal of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on charges of…
Report sheds light on the role of France in Rwanda genocide
A two years’ worth of research digging through historical archives, coordinated by historian Vincent Duclert with its report handed over…
Nigeria’s president says new $1.3bn fertiliser plant to be commissioned soon
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that a new $1.3 billion basic chemicals platform that will produce ammonia and fertilisers…
