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 – Mopti : bad time for taxis
For a few years in Mopti, the moto taxis have dethroned yellow taxis, which are becoming increasingly rare and have increased their rates. Faced...
Covid-19 puts 1.4 million children out of school in Liberia
By Varney Kamara
BONG MINES, Liberia - Fatu Flomo, 53, is a farmer and a mother of four children and three grandchildren. Victoria, Flomo’s youngest...
Mrs Sogoba Jacqueline Konaté: in Mali, “we cannot talk about a...
Ms Sogoba Jacqueline Konaté is a Doctor of Computer Science, currently Assistant Professor at the University of Science, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB),...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...