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“GOD WHEN!?”

August 15, 2022

By Toyin Falola The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present

12 years after UN Declaration of water as a human right: Groups warn African governments against privatisation agenda

July 29, 2022

On July 28, 2022, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), alongside the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition hosted a webinar with African water justice campaigners, in commemoration

Alternative Paths to Ghana’s Success

July 24, 2022

By Toyin Falola There is always a community of Afro-pessimistic scholars, occasionally joined by their in-house accomplices, who assert that the unity and togetherness that Africans try to muster

A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI, PART 3

June 30, 2022

This is the second interview report with President Mbeki on June 19, 2022. Viewership figures on television, radios and over a dozen platforms reached over 35 million by June 20,

A CONVERSATION WITH ERNESTO YEBOAH, PART 1

April 27, 2022

Faces of the African Youth Movement for Change BY Toyin Falola Despite being famous for the abundance of its natural resources, Africa has not lived up to its potential

Prof. Akinjide Osuntokun at 80: Celebrating an Intellectually Energetic Octogenarian

April 25, 2022

By Toyin Falola Positive and impactful energy is difficult to contain. It envelops everything within range like an aura, letting its positivity wash over them. In a world filled

THE TEN PLUS TWO COMMANDMENTS OF NIGERIAN POLITICS

April 14, 2022

By Toyin Falola Rule 1: Thou shall not be poor. Poverty is anathema in Nigerian politics. You need money. Lots of it. If you can print it, the better

Richard Joseph and the Value of Education

April 4, 2022

By Biko Agozino “It was part of the independent movement that there should be education. Chief Awolowo and his colleagues ensured free education at all levels. Education was

Technology, Culture, and Society

March 17, 2022

The Nexus It is common knowledge that the paradigm shift in the twenty-first century is rooted in technology and an easier way of achieving a goal. It is not difficult

Financing and making university education better in Africa

January 15, 2022

In this report, Olayinka Oyegbile, who recently attended an international conference on tertiary education in Africa, writes about how to make university education funding and teaching better on the continent.

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