African countries want to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines. G7 nations’ patent protections...
By Nosmot Gbadamosi
At the G7 summit last week in Cornwall, southwest England, Western countries announced a plan to vaccinate the rest of the world...
The Buhari administration’s anti-poverty schemes aren’t working
By Olakunle Ologunro
Two years ago, Foluke Akinosho*, a 63-year-old petty trader who sells food provisions in the Mushin area of Lagos, Nigeria, received a...
The Nigerian government declares war on cryptocurrency
By Pelumi Salako
On February 5, 2021, The Central Bank of Nigeria released a circular that restricts Nigerian banks, non-banking financial institutions and other financial...
Nigerians face extortion and Covid-19 when registering national identity numbers
By Ope Adetayo
On December 15th, 2020, the Nigerian National Commission issued a directive that all SIM cards must be linked with the owner’s National...
Centre of Mali : terrorists attack the people’s livelihoods
In Mali, the security situation is still worrying in the center of the country where the inhabitants promise to « no longer stand idle...
Mali : the law on illicit enrichment embarrasses
In Mali, officials have until the end of August to declare their property to the Central Office for Fighting Illegal Enrichment, which was set...