Oil Industry

Is Oil Discovery a Curse to the Niger Delta, Nigeria? 

By Olusegun Akinfenwa With a capacity of 2.5 million barrels of oil production per day, Nigeria is Africa's largest producer of oil and the 13th...
dubai

What Makes Dubai a Good Place for Business?

Dubai is a geographical success story like no other. In twenty years, its population has tripled and its GDP more than quadrupled. It has...
Elephants

Kenya’s Tourism Industry – a Haven for Investors and Visitors Alike

In 2019, the number of tourist arrivals in Kenya was at an all-time high, totalling well over two million. Although that number dipped considerably...
Syrian-Refugees

TIAFI Community Centre Helps Syrian Refugees Rebuild Their Lives in Turkey’s Izmir

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city, is home to around 200,000 Syrian refugees. For years they have been trying to adapt and integrate...
Sudan Flag Against City Blurred Background At Sunrise Backlight

The Wider Implications of Sudan Coup on National and Regional Security

By Olusegun Akinfenwa  The recent coup in Sudan poses a threat to national and regional security and could tilt the country towards another regime of...
Road

Gaziantep: A Small Turkish City That Sets an Example for the World to Embrace...

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Turkey, home to about half of the total Syrian refugee population, hosts more Syrian refugees than any other country. The unique model...
Close-up of ore deposits (gold, coal & bauxite) and an old map of Africa

The Jihadi Gold Rush Fuels Violence in the Sahel Region

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Africa’s Sahel, a region separating the Sahara Desert to the north and savannas to the south, is notorious for widespread poverty and...
Boko Haram

Controversies Trails Amnesty for “Repentant” Boko Haram Members

In the past few weeks, news about the massive surrendering of Boko Haram terrorist fighters has dominated the headlines across the Nigerian media. Their...
Africa

Recurring Separatist Agitations in Africa: Exploring Renegotiation and Dissolution as Possible Way Out

By Olusegun Akinfenwa There are 54 countries in Africa, and at least 25 have experienced active separatist conflict. The crises have become commonplace, resulting in...
Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa

COVID-19 Vaccination, Supply Chain and Concerns on Vaccine Hesitancy in Africa

By King Carl Tornam Duho, Anna Taylor, Dr Rosemond Sussana Amamoo and Dr Roselyn Salomey Amamoo The drivers of the economic crisis from the pandemic...

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CFO's new mandate. CFO explaining the presentation

The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI

By Terence Tse CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value. A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...

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