By Azeez Sulaiman When a bleary-eyed sub-editor in a cramped Lagos newsroom clicked publish on an AI-generated headline about a missing schoolgirl in Anambra, he probably sighed not from pride but from exhaustion. He had probably spent all the night to watch how algorithms outpace his own thinking, trim sentences, optimise keywords and predict virality […]
There is also a growing belief that Africa does not need to start from scratch. The World Bank’s leadership called on partners to learn from countries that have already improved their farming sectors.
There is a clear relationship between hard work and reward in rice farming. And more importantly, what made rice paddies remarkable in China was their size.
Even though Africans make up just 14% of the global migrant population—in contrast to 41% from Asia and 24% from Europe; sentiments from recent protests in Europe and the UK suggest they are among the most disliked groups.
By Muhammad Abdussalam Corruption–one of the most discussed issues in Nigeria–is perhaps felt the most by ordinary citizens. Paradoxically, Nigerians hate and condemn corruption, yet they are complicit in the same act they condemn. To exonerate themselves from the act, they always point fingers at others while claiming that “they are not corrupt”. While corruption, […]
Burkina Faso’s young captain-turned-president, Ibrahim Traoré, has ignited a wave of hope across the Sahel. At just 36, he is hailed as Africa’s youngest leader and has moved boldly on the issues plaguing his country: security, governance and the economy. His standing-room–only reception at a regional summit – where he received the loudest applause of […]
African countries have long relied on the “Big Three” global agencies (Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch) to signal their creditworthiness. These firms use familiar letter grades (AAA down to C) to gauge default risk, and investors treat them as a convenient shorthand for safety or peril. In Africa today 33 countries have sovereign ratings […]
A soft light sweeps over a plantation in southern Côte d’Ivoire as a farmer tends to rows of rubber trees dripping with latex. Just ten years ago, this land was filled with cocoa—the “brown gold” that once drove the country’s economy. Now, the farmer’s shift from cocoa to rubber tells a larger story of change […]
By Azeez Sulaiman There is a revolution underway that carries no banner, fires no shot, and draws no crowd. It moves quietly, built not on steel and smoke but on algorithms and data. It whispers promises of speed, precision, and efficiency. Yet, within that silence, lies a question that only a few are willing to […]
Nigeria’s startup pitchmen love to tout “financial inclusion” as the holy grail. They claim that if only more people had slick new fintech apps, all would be well. It’s a convenient narrative – and a deceptive one. The truth is that Nigeria already has more than enough fintech platforms for payments, banking, and lending. Mobile […]