Getting more women into science, technology, engineering and maths fields is a process that involves many parts of a society. Several African countries are setting the pace.
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Corruption in Nigeria is not something that can be blamed solely on multinationals. It is much, much more complex.
The dynamism of domestic businesses are too often overlooked by researchers and analysts.
For law faculties, the transformative vision embodied in South Africa’s constitution provides a potent driver for change. So what does a transformed law faculty look like?
There are a number of stumbling blocks to intra African collaboration. These must be addressed to ensure that research is not duplicated and that findings are shared.
Follow the money behind the likes of Transparency International and a picture starts to emerge.
Corruption has dogged both countries for generations – what can their leaders to do bring change?
Escalating clashes between herders and farmers in Nigeria threaten the country’s national and food security. A response based on innovation, sustainability and political will is urgently needed.
Is being rude to overseas visitors an attempt to hold on to the pride that comes with power?
There are plenty of innovators, scientists and inventors in Africa doing remarkable work today. So why does the myth of Africa being devoid of scientific innovators persist?
Nigeria has imposed massive fines on two large multinational corporations. The fines have one thing in common – the seeming lackadaisical attitude to regulation and regulators.
Africa needs to navigate the difficult economic waters that lie ahead without undoing the gains of the past two decades. Success will require difficult political choices.
The world’s third-largest movie industry in Nigeria is in danger of collapse. It is not to do with patrons staying away from the films. It is caused by a menace right in the heart of the industry.
South Sudan is not the only oil-dependent country suffering from the fall in oil prices. Nigeria and Angola are also having difficulties. One solution is for them to diversify their economies.
Developing countries, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, are urbanising without industrialising, a trajectory that leaves them with relatively higher poverty rates and share of slums.
The electorate and those involved in public governance should focus more on how judges are appointed. This is because they need to make sure that individuals of the highest quality get the job.
Nigeria must work together with its people to help keep the peace in the Niger Delta.
Nigeria’s economy is indeed under severe strain but sub-Saharn Africa’s most populus nation won’t solve its economic problems via an emergency national confab.
The final article of our series on the historical roots of Islamic State examines the role recent Western intervention in the Middle East played in the group’s inexorable rise.
Several indigenous child-rearing practices have helped babies develop strong immune systems to ward off allergies. These should be actively promoted.
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Senior lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Lecturer in Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Lecturer, Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Economist and Lecturer in Management, Keele University
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Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
