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*The siege in Mozambique showed that groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS have become sophisticated enough to carry out attacks on the West Hal BranRead More…

Fintechs’ uprising will define post-COVID banking, by Tae Kim & Brian Chappatta

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

*A combination of shifting behaviour because of the pandemic and industry trends over the past year might leave top commercial banks with little choicRead More…

The case for bold debt relief for poorest countries, by Mohamed A. El-Erian

April 5, 2021

*The growing risk of debt crises in the developing world threatens to hamper the global recovery from COVID-19 Mohamed A. El-Erian Uneven growthRead More…

$1.5bn Port Harcourt Refinery Rehabilitation: Between sense, sentiments and sensationalism, by Sadou Jattu

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021

*There is a need to eschew sentiments and sensationalism and embrace the wisdom in the Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation project SadRead More…

Why is AstraZeneca making so many unforced errors? By Chris Hughes

March 27, 2021

*The drugmaker is trying to get its COVID-19 vaccines to the world at a minimal cost, but the company’s repeated mistakes cannot be excused easily Read More…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson finally tells us what ‘Global Britain’ means, by Therese Raphael

March 19, 2021

*The United Kingdom’s foreign and security policy review is well-crafted and ambitious, but can a middling power afford it? Therese Raphael UnRead More…

Air Pollution

Air pollution kills far more people than COVID-19 ever will, by Tyler Cowen

March 11, 2021

*Research has shown that over 10 million people die every year from air pollution, a problem that does not receive the attention it should Tyler CoRead More…

Black Graduates in American School Photo: FT

Student debt and disregard for the Black middle class, by Andre Perry

March 8, 2021

*By ignoring racial wealth disparities in solutions to the student debt crisis, US President Joe Biden is abdicating his commitment to addressing discRead More…

Beware the Bitcoin─ARK─Tesla connection, by Lionel Laurent

February 25, 2021

*When Central Bank of Nigeria ordered local lenders to stop dealing with crypto exchanges earlier February, citing “inherent” risks and criminal aRead More…

Food and Nutrition Crisis in Yemen

Breaking the vicious circle of hunger and conflict, by Marie Haga

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021

*About 20 million people are currently facing famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Burkina Faso and North-Eastern Nigeria…. While we produce more food thanRead More…

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The war on terrorism isn’t over —it’s moved to Africa, by Hal Brands