In Mali, a fair to showcase women entrepreneurs
In Mali, the latest report of the National Institute of Statistics places the unemployment rate at around 10.6% (2015), and reveals that women are...
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...
Swissleaks: the mysterious offshore accounts of the new cardinal of Mali
While Archbishop Jean Zerbo becomes the first Malian to be named cardinal by the Holy Seat in Rome, the elements made available by Swissleaks...
After a five-day strike in Mali, an estimated 30 billion FCFA...
By M. A. Diallo
The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM) launched a nationwide strike on Monday, December 14, 2020 and will continue until...
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...
Mali presents its business opportunities to investors
The first edition of the forum Invest in Mali, the international meeting to promote Mali as a privileged investment and business destination began on...
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...
Economy: Towards a rebound in growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding in 2017, having registered its lowest level in more than two decades in 2016. This is what...
“A dirty game”: Agents and landlords exploit house seekers in Lagos
By Ope Adetayo
Favour Irabor, a 22-year old university student, lives with her mother and siblings in a church facility in Mushin, one of the...
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...