International Affairs
Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana
In Ghana, as in the rest of West Africa, queer people are subject to considerable repression, which may assume social and legal dimensions. Read More...
What Does a Future-Ready Africa Need? Change: A Terrifying Story
To adequately prepare for the future of work, African professionals will have to reimagine what education and professional life mean. Read More...
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa
The rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria has affected the relationship between citizens of both countries to such an extent that they see themselves as being in a perpetual competition. Read More...
Globalization and Global Value Chains Prospects for Africa's Industrialization
Africa can promote industrialization by leveraging on its abundant cheap labour, its commodities and the green industrialization agenda. Read More...
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem
Nigeria is not alone in cybercrime. But among a considerable number of Nigerians, cybercrime or Yahoo Yahoo exists at the intersection of crime and means of livelihood; wrong but necessary. Read More...
#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism
Big Tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, exhibit a new stage of corporate power. These organizations are so large, our views on them are inconsequential—they have effectively become too big to like. Read More...
John Magufuli’s Baby Fever What the President of Tanzania Gets Wrong about Population Growth in Africa
Why reducing neonatal mortality rates and poverty levels should be prioritized over population growth in Africa. Read More...
The Nigerian Space Conundrum On 20 Years of Space Exploration in Nigeria
Nigerian space institutions strive to meet the objectives set out in a 28-year roadmap amid widespread scepticism and constrained funding. Read More...
A Common Currency for West Africa Why ECOWAS Needs the Eco
Despite widespread scepticism towards the Eco, having a common currency in West Africa is not only a smart idea but also a huge step in the right direction towards regional development and stronger intra-African trade. Read More...
When Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and Rhodesians Talked About Race Revisiting Nigeria – Zimbabwe Relations
While Nigerian support for Zimbabwean and broader southern African liberation was extensive, it was considerably more nuanced and more fractured than often remembered. Read More...
