African Spotlight Spotlighting Africans at Home and Abroad

By Roland Ewubare We have a serious problem in our country. I am not being an alarmist and I am not trying to depress you. I am just making my case based on facts currently in the public domain. Let me highlight a sampling of these facts. The problem 148 million people live in Nigeria. Life expectancy at birth is ...

(AFP) – Japan is this year giving $1.3 billion in aid to African nations to help combat the effects of climate change, Japan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Koichiro Gemba said in Morocco on Saturday. Speaking at the start of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, which is being held in Marrakech, Gemba noted Japan had also given $340 million (260 ...

A South African Company would support Ghana to develop at least 500 affordable housing units by the end of this year, Vice President John Dramani Mahama has announced. The company would also cooperate with the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology to develop the Mole National Game Reserve to promote tourism in the country. These were contained in a joint ...

In continuation of our focus on state budgets’ with a view to analyzing their viability, fiscal prudence and accountability to citizens, the spotlight this week is on Lagos. Lagos state is one of the 13 states in the country which have presented a fiscal responsibility bill to the state House of Assembly, but unlike some states which have enacted the ...

UNICEF’s solar-powered computer kiosk made out of rugged, locally available materials, aims to provide information access to traditionally isolated communities in Uganda. The computer is made of welded oil drums (cheap and available in very rural communities). It is powered by solar panels (either built in or installed on a nearby roof) and contain a low powered laptop (or two) ...