Clearing the Skies: ECOWAS And a New Era for West African Trade And Travel
Every month, Abdul Rahman Musa travels from Lagos to Ghana to buy textiles for resale in Nigeria. He never flies. The cost of a[…]
Seven Days of Horror in the World of Kidnappers – A Survivor’s Story (Part 3)
RecapPart Two ended with our tense release and an alarming warning of another attack nearby. In this final installment, I reflect on the aftermath[…]
Heartbreak In Lagos: Mass Demolitions Force Thousands Into Homelessness
They woke up to the sound of demolition but are now praying that day shouldn’t have come. The demolition ruined their fortunes, caused death,[…]
Seven Days of Horror in the World of Kidnappers – A Survivor’s Story (Part 2)
Recap:In Part One, I described how an ordinary journey from Uyo to Abuja was violently interrupted when armed men ambushed our bus on the[…]
Data Privacy Concerns Could Cost Kenya $2.5bn US Health Deal
A Kenyan High Court has suspended parts of a recently signed 2.5 billion dollar healthcare aid agreement due to data privacy concerns. The suspension[…]
Seven Days of Horror in the World of Kidnappers – A Survivor’s Story.
This is the first part of a three-part series chronicling my abduction by armed terrorists along the Kogi–Okene highway on November 30, 2023. In[…]
Community Policing: The Return of Nigeria’s Retired Military Officers
In a bold move in Nigeria’s internal security strategy, the Federal Government has announced a plan to incorporate retired military officers into community policing[…]
Nigeria’s Untapped Spirits Market: How Tradition, Policy, and Innovation Are Reshaping a Sleeping Giant
Globally, spirits consumption is growing steadily. Whisky, gin, vodka, rum, and craft liquors enjoy robust demand across Europe, North America, and Asia. Yet in[…]
The Museum Without Bronzes: Edo’s MOWAA And The Quest For Cultural Restitution
Walk through the wide glass doors of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), and you are struck by a calm, modern order. Light[…]
Asian Motorbikes, Africa’s Economy, and African Security.
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, the hum of Chinese and Indian motorbikes powers daily life and livelihoods. From the narrow streets of Kano to the farmlands[…]
Two Decades Of Africa’s Largest Street Party: Colour, Cash And Commerce
As the Calabar Carnival marks its 20th anniversary, it has evolved beyond a cultural spectacle into one of Nigeria’s most enduring experiments in culture-led[…]
The 21st-Century Trans-Saharan Caravan: From Trade Routes to Tourism Corridors
The Sahara Desert presents two polarising tourism realities. North of the Sahara, in countries like Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, and Tunisia, well-structured, profitable tourism industries[…]
Fleeing for Safety: Mali’s Conflict Sends Thousands to Ivory Coast
On a dusty roadside near Tengrela, a quiet border town in northern Côte d’Ivoire, the human cost of war unfolds in silence. Exhausted families[…]
Sudan’s Darfur Region Devastated by a Deadly Landslide.
On August 31, a landslide struck Tarasin, a remote village in the Marrah Mountains of Darfur. Local authorities and aid groups reported over 1,000[…]
Detty December: Nigeria’s Festive Boom Masks a Different Economic Reality
It is just after 4 a.m and Tinu Adebayor is still at her post. She runs a small informal shop selling snacks and drinks[…]
2025: The Year of the Coup – The Effect on Nigeria and West Africa.
The coup that sprang up in Mali in 2020 has since travelled across the West African sub-continent, leaving indelible marks in affected countries, as[…]
Cashew as a Catalyst for Sustainable Rural Development in Burkina Faso.
Seven years ago, when Adama Patrick Sombié received two hectares of land in Bérégadougou, the outlook was bleak. There were no cashew orchards, no[…]
The Sacrifice Zone: Lead Pollution In Zambia.
At 42, Bertha Sabuni begins her day before dawn, walking out of her home in Makululu, Kabwe, to wash clothes for neighbors. Despite completing[…]
The New Scramble for Africa: United Arab Emirates’ Land Acquisition In Africa.
On 10 June 2022, Tanzanian security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to stop a peaceful Maasai protest in Ololosokwan, Loliondo, Arusha. The[…]
A Cultural Assault on Conservation: Chinese Traditional Medicine’s Demands for Animal Parts.
In many locations across Africa and Asia, endangered animals such as pangolins, rhinos, tigers, elephants, and the rest are killed in large numbers, either[…]
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