African leaders, experts hail Xi’s remarks at Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19
BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — African leaders and experts spoke highly of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 on Wednesday, hailing achievements of China-Africa cooperation in fighting the pandemic. In his remarks, Xi called on China and Africa to defeat the novel coronavirus More...
COVID-19 Pandemic: Elections and Governance Issues in Africa
By Paul Ejime Elections in Africa during normal times are a huge challenge, in terms of logistics, operations and stakeholder participation. Various studies have shown that political contestations are a major source More...
Election promises: A glance at Buhari’s five years on the saddle
On May 29th, President Muhammmadu Buhari’ marked fiive years in office as he completed one year into his second term. In this report, Egena Sunday Ode writes that despite enormous challenges, the President has More...
GUANGZHOU: Exclusive report of the face-off, maltreatment charges of Africans in China
President Buhari and Chinese leader Xi Jinping By IKENNA EMEWU So much have been said, reported, watched, heard and read about the skirmishes in Guangzhou involving Chinese authorities and their enforcement of the More...
Significance of Belt and Road Initiative to Nigeria, Africa
President Buhari and Chinese leader Xi Jinping By Lawal Sale Maida Since Nigeria joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and became a member at a summit in Beijing in 2018, Nigeria has recorded tremendous success More...
On Hong Kong protests: Issues and implications
By Charles Onunaiju In the past one month, Hong Kong, the iconic city of international commerce, finance, shipping and other logistics has been in turmoil, with extremist radicals wreaking havoc on its reputation. More...
Nigeria elections: Mixing religion and politics
Nigeria elections: Mixing religion and politics By Will Ross As tensions rise ahead of elections in Nigeria, some fear the country’s unity will face a new test and divisions will be exacerbated by a vote which More...
South Sudan children swapping guns for books
By Ed Thomas. Around 300 child rebel soldiers in South Sudan sit proudly with their uniforms and rifles as they listen to their commander speak. There is a sense of excitement because soon they will be released More...
The village that just got its first fridge
By Sanjoy Majumder Three-quarters of the world’s homes have a fridge – an appliance that can revolutionise a family’s life. A tailor in one Indian village has just become the first person in his community More...
Insurgency: How have Nigeria’s militants become so strong?
By Farouk Chothia Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram is waging the most brutal insurgency in Africa. It has seized vast amounts of territory, threatening Nigeria’s territorial integrity and opening More...