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Category Archives: West Africa

Nollywood could see a major boost from Nigeria’s new copyright law &#8...

April 19, 2023 no comments
Samuel Samiai Andrews, University of Gondar Nigeria has finally updated its 2004 copyright law, bringing it into the digital era – where the entertainment industry has been for decades already. Befor...

Security in Nigeria: Bola Tinubu will increase tension in some parts o...

April 13, 2023 no comments
Jana Krause, University of Oslo and Imrana Buba, University of Oslo Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be sworn in as president of the country on 29 May 2023. That’s if the courts uphold his election victory. Ti...

From Chinua Achebe to Toyin Falola – 5 essential books Nigeria’s new p...

March 6, 2023 no comments
Golden Brown/Getty Images Olayinka Oyegbile, Trinity University, Lagos Not many African political leaders are known to have publicly declared their love of reading. US President Barack Obama populari...

Pandemonium in Sierra Leone as the President orders the beating of Opp...

February 23, 2023 no comments
Security forces in Sierra Leone were given orders by the President to attack the newly elected Secretary General of the Opposition APC party, Mr Lansana Dumbuya, who along with his entourage were lef...

Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, the UN Resident Rep. in Sierra Leone suggests th...

January 8, 2023 no comments
In a move far from the traditional approach to diplomacy, the United Nations Representative in Sierra Leone, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, has said in a statement that the government of Sierra Leone lacks th...

The scourge of sexual violence in West Africa, unveiled

November 2, 2022 no comments
Respectively 60.6% and 62% of women in Liberia and Sierra Leone have experienced at least one act of sexual violence in their life. IStock Adama Ouedraogo, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Clair...

Poor quality leadership and weak institutions has led to poor governan...

November 2, 2022 no comments
Regular elections have not translated to development in Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Abiodun Fatai, PhD, Lagos State University Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria...

Africanist Press Reports – Sierra Leone President illegally susp...

November 16, 2021 no comments
By Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Matthew Anderson, and Mark Feldman  Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has indefinitely suspended two of the most senior members of the country’s national auditin...

Targeting disaster management: New research evidence from Sierra Leone...

November 10, 2021 no comments
Lee Miles, Bournemouth University Sierra Leone is prone to climate-related disasters like fires, water shortages, floods and mudslides. It has also seen serious disease outbreaks like Ebola and COVID...

Africanist Press Reports – Sierra Leone President Julius Maada B...

October 18, 2021 no comments
Africanist Press has authenticated evidence from Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission’s (NEC), including documentation of recent promotions and postings of electoral staff. These documents sh...
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Inside Mali’s coup within a coup

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Biography: – The Outstanding Professor P.L.O. Lumumba

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Matters of Interest

Foreign exchange: several African countries have a shortage of US dollars – why this happens and how to fix it

7 April 2023 No Comments on Foreign exchange: several African countries have a shortage of US dollars – why this happens and how to fix it

Calm Down: how a Nigerian singer and a Cameroonian dancer inspired a powerful new protest in Iran

27 March 2023 No Comments on Calm Down: how a Nigerian singer and a Cameroonian dancer inspired a powerful new protest in Iran

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How a former top UN Official got in bed with the devil and soiled his hard-earned reputation – The Kandeh Yumkella conspiracy

10 May 2023 No Comments on How a former top UN Official got in bed with the devil and soiled his hard-earned reputation – The Kandeh Yumkella conspiracy

Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel

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