Africa must fight ‘strongman’ backslide, billionaire Ibrahim says
Jan. 25, 2023 Africa must fight against a slide towards strongman authoritarianism that has resulted in a series of military coups and a clampdown on civil society in many countries,…
Recession, violence among COVID-19 side effect in Africa – Report
June 2, 2021 Much of Africa may have been spared the death toll that COVID-19 brought to other regions, but it now faces recession, growing violence and higher unemployment because…
COVID-19: AfDB President says vaccines, debt relief will be key to Africa’s recovery
The President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africans and said debt relief would help African economies recover…
Stop calling migration a ‘crisis’, it is inevitable, a positive phenomenon – Nobel laureate Ellen Sirleaf
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, African migration toward Europe is both inevitable and a positive phenomenon, said Africa’s first female president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson…
IIAG, 2018: Nigeria ranks 4th in Africa in workplace gender equality, 33rd in Overall Governance
The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) was launched by the foundation during a live event on Monday, where Nigeria ranked 4th out of 54 African countries in workplace…
Africa’s democratic ‘laggards’ must listen to calls for change – Liberia’s Johnson Sirleaf
African leaders resisting “democratic transformation” must heed their citizens’ calls for change, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on Saturday, after receiving an award aimed at promoting good leadership…