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  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Face The Economy And Fix It – CDHR Asks Tinubu To Stop Bullying AfDB President Adesina, Other Dissenting Voices

    The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has slammed President Bola Tinubu's administration over deepening poverty and economic stagnation.   The CDHR advised that urgent measures to address the structural and policy failures responsible …

    Source: Sahara Reporters - Left-wing
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Is Tinubu’s Government Attacking Public Opinion?

    Public opinion, once the soul of democracy, is fast becoming an endangered concept in Nigeria. In his foundational text “Mass Communication: Theory and Practice”, Professor Ifedayo Daramola defined public opinion as “the consensus or aggregate views held …

    Source: The News Chronicle - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Energy is the ‘number one problem’ for Africa’s economy, says IEA director

    CNN  —  Nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without access to electricity, creating huge barriers to development. Not only does it stifle industrial growth and agricultural efficiency, but it also has implications on health and education: …

    Source: CNN - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    ‘You Spoke Like A Politician,’ Presidency Counters Adesina Over GDP Comment

    The Presidency has faulted the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, over his comment that Nigerians were better off in 1960 than they are today. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post …

    Source: The Chronicle News Online - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Zambia’s Dr. Samuel Maimbo gains momentum in AfDB presidential race

    As Africa prepares for the upcoming African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential elections, Zambia’s Dr. Samuel Maimbo is emerging as the favorite to become the next President, with significant backing from regional economic blocs and international …

    Source: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - Pro-Government
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Nigeria Doing Better Than in 1960, Says Presidential Spokesperson

    The Nigerian Presidency has pushed back against recent claims made by the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, asserting that his remarks do not accurately reflect the progress Nigeria has made since independence. …

    Source: News Central TV - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    The power of better access to data

    Mobilising capital for emerging markets and developing economies requires a collaborative effort, write Dirk Meyer and Melinda Bohannon Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) offer compelling investment opportunities. These markets are projected …

    Source: Environmental Finance - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    News24 | Stanlib eyes East Africa for growth

    Stanlib intends to scale up its Kenya and Uganda units For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. South Africa’s second-biggest asset manager plans to grow its market share in East Africa to take advantage of the continent’s fastest …

    Source: News24 - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Nigeria leads electrification of 300m Africans by 2030 –Speaker Abbas

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has stated that Nigeria is leading an initiative to electrify Africa, a continental plan to help provide electricity to 300 million Africans by the year 2030. He stated this in a keynote address …

    Source: Daily Trust - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Averting the World Bank’s grim forecast

    The April 2025 Spring Meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held in Washington D.C. offered a more robust assessment of the Nigerian economy by experts. The two institutions presented …

    Source: The Sun Nigeria - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Liberia: HPX Shipment of Guinean Ore by Liberian Rail Shows Bad Faith

    Monrovia – A FrontPageAfrica Investigation into the bid by HPX to bully President Boakai to access the railroad to ship Guinean iron ore to the Port of Buchanan raises question of bad faith, bullying, lack of capacity, misrepresentation on $5bn broken …

    Source: Front Page Africa - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Mauritania Promotes Mineral and Agricultural Assets and Promises Reforms to Attract Investors

    Nouakchatt — Mauritania, with significant reserves of under-developed natural resources and untapped agri-business potential, is introducing reforms needed to make the northwest African nation a more attractive investment destination. That was the message …

    Source: Skillings Mining Review - Florida - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Adesina wrong on Nigeria’s 1960 GDP figures — IMPI

    The Independent Media and Policy Initiative says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product per capita at independence in 1960 was 93 dollars, not 1,847 dollars as claimed by  Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. In a statement released on …

    Source: Punch - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Letter from the Editor: Navigating Africa in 2025

    As we progress through 2025, Africa is emerging as a central actor in global economic, political, and social developments. Several hot-button issues are shaping the continent’s trajectory from climate resilience to energy innovation. Here are the ones that …

    Source: ESI Africa - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Illuminate your world at Enlit Africa

    Welcome to Enlit Africa 2025! This year, we gather under the bold and timely theme, Challenge the Status Quo, a call-to-action that resonates deeply with the urgent needs of Africa’s power, energy, and water sectors. We stand at a pivotal moment in our …

    Source: ESI Africa - Neutral
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    The fight for land justice in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and across the Global South is not just a local struggle – it is a ...

    In this article co-authored by Elizabeth Mpfou, Raj Patel and Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla for Al Jazeera in early April, they write about Zimbabwe’s land reform that challenged colonial injustices but triggered harsh Western sanctions that devastated its …

    Source: The Zimbabwean - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    SIDI OULD TAH: Africa must stop buying what it already has

    Public debt remains elevated at around 60% of GDP for Sub-Saharan Africa. Inflation, though moderating, still averages 12.5%. Africa continues to pay the highest risk premiums globally to access capital markets, spending five times more on debt service …

    Source: BusinessLIVE - Pending
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Mastercard to digitalise Africa’s informal economy – Country Manager

    As digital transformation accelerates across Africa, Mastercard is positioning itself at the heart of the continent’s payment revolution. In this interview with Oluwakemi Abimbola, Mastercard’s Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa, …

    Source: Punch - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 6, 2025

    Pope Trump, Adebanjo And Other Stories

    By Reuben Abati “Omo, how was your weekend? I saw you wearing Aso Ebi up and down, doing and co? Public intellectual wearing aso ebi.” “Family matters. I had a rather busy week. One of my in-laws was burying his mother. There was also this Wema Bank at 80 …

    Source: This Day - Pro-Government

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