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by Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah From the turn of the century, scholars have written much about China’s resource interest  and infrastructural investment in the transport sectors of individual African states labelled “resource-rich” or geostrategically relevant.  From a broader overview, China’s resource interest and in investment in railway/roads in Mali a  conflict/terrorism prone Sahel state largely […]

On April 14th 2022, business magnate -Elon Musk- announced that he had offered to purchase Twitter for $43 billion (and later increased his offer to $44 billion). He already owns 9.1% percent of the company’s stock, becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder. AS is common knowledge, Twitter is a microblogging and social networking service on which users

by Chukwudi Christian EGBARA egbarachukwudi@gmail.com Department of English University of Ibadan, Nigeria What other need could be more pressing to a physician than to tend to, and save, a patient who is dying in labour?   Why should a patient’s social status determine the level of medical attention paid to him or her in Nigeria and/or

by Ehinon Perez E. ARIKHAN Africa, for the most part, is bedevilled by the malignant viral spread of poverty. Ogundokun identifies material/structural poverty as one of the two salient killer diseases on the continent; the second being corrupt leaders.1 In contradiction to the expectations of many Africans, the rise of democratic systems has not helped

by Zoe Nneka Ejiofor On September 5, Guinea underwent a military coup, led by the head of the country’s military special forces, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya. This resulted in the capture of the country’s president, Mr Alpha Condé, and the dissolution of the Guinean government and constitution. The military are now ruling the country. This is

by Zoe Nneka Ejiofor Afghanistan. Simply stating the name of this country conveys so many emotions, from sadness to anger, and downright despair. Many share in these emotions, with a particular feeling of desolation; especially when one thinks about those vulnerable under the Taliban- such as women and girls. The response by President Biden to

by Felix O Ajiola, PhD Nigeria is in a state of deep crisis: the country suffers from a collapse of order leading to lawlessness. The founding fathers of Nigeria, namely: Nnamdi Azikiwe, Tafawa Balewa and Obafemi Awolowo among others would weep in their graves that several decades after their struggle for independence, the nation is

by Frederick Ifeanyi Obananya, OP Dominican Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria.fredifeanyi21@gmail.com “Protests have always been part of political development. Resistance has been an important part of getting heard. The interests of the people are downplayed at the peril of the ruling class. Consequently, oppression sparks off resistance.” (Peniel Momoh) January 15, 1970 will ever remain unforgettable to

by Peniel Momoh Dominican University For the people are all in all.                                                                                      

by Bridget Omosuwa Alegieunu Globally, women empowerment and entrepreneurship issues have been key factors in the development process, specifically whenr there is reference to poverty alleviation. However, efforts at empowering women have encountered setbacks both at the theoretical and empirical levels particularly due to the seeming vagueness in the definition and analysis of the word