African food entrepreneurs need government support to protect the value of their heritage products When it comes to international food fashion, Africa is the new Asia. So, say über-influential, absurdly chic London...
Nigeria
Rooted in the Motherland
Many in the music industry believe African music to be the source of most of the music we hear today African music is as diverse and broad as the continent itself, with thousands of musical styles ranging from North...
The end of the road?
Recent conflicts between pastoralists and farmers are prompting some African countries such as Nigeria to seek to curtail the Fulani’s ancient itinerant culture As a boy growing up in rural Taraba state in north-east...
Retooling Nigeria’s youth service corps to drive national transformation
Nigeria is among the one hundred and six or so countries with no enforced conscription into its military. However, it has a mandatory civilian service for its fresh graduates who are less than 30 years of age as at the...
Nigeria should amend its constitution to guarantee voting rights
Recommendations Government should guarantee the right to vote by providing for it under Chapter IV of the constitution while also making it a civic duty for citizen to vote. Nigeria’s political and social stakeholders...
Young politicians aiming high
Youth – people between the ages of 15 and 35, according to the definition used by the African Union’s Youth Charter – make up more than 35% of Africa’s total population. But in elected legislatures in countries such as...
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