What will make the difference this time? US-Africa relations in a post-Trump America
W hen Ronald Reagan began his US presidency in 1981, Nigeria’s GDP per capita was $2,180, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s $463, Côte d'Ivoire’s $1,189, and Senegal’s $751. Have African countries’ relationships with the US helped to improve living standards
US-Africa policy can be reset under Biden
United States President elect Joseph "Joe" Biden, speaks at the US-Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. A two-decade surge in growth in Africa suggests the poorest continent is starting to come to grips with
Africa and the 2020 US Elections
In August 2020, the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) based at the University of the Witwatersrand launched a weekly webinar series on the meaning of the 2020 US elections for Africa. Speakers were encouraged to
OPINION | Foreign investment is Africa’s best shot at growth, but its share is still pitiful
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ANALYSIS | Implications of Joe Biden’s win for Africa
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ANALYSIS | Snapshots from US presidential election: The role of media bias
Vanessa Banton Click here to listen to the article. https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/analysis/analysis-snapshots-from-us-presidential-election-the-role-of-media-bias-20201104
What will happen to Africa after the coronavirus?
Caledonian stadium in Arcadia where homelessness people are being accommodated during this 21-day lockdown. Picture: Bongani Shilubane/African News Agency (ANA) Published Mar 29, 2020 Already, tonnes of writings have surfaced on the geopolitical implications of the coronavirus. Most analysts rightly concur that the
Bridging the gender-based digital gap in Northern Nigeria
The need for the Nigerian authorities to take concrete steps toward bridging the digital gap across the gender line, particularly in the northern region of the West African nation has been on the front burner of public discourse over past
The use and ownership of double or multiple permanent voters’ cards and its threat to democracy
By Michelle Agoh. First published in Nairametrics. “There is no scenario or technical issue within the INEC system that allows double registration. The Commission’s current technological framework and internal mechanism are sufficiently robust to detect any attempt by any individual to register
Data for fraud: How the biometric system exposes Nigerians to cyber thieves
In December last year, an unidentified middle-aged man surfaced on social media, threatening to kill himself at a United Bank for Africa (UBA) Iju branch, Lagos State, alleging that the bank transferred his money to hackers who compromised his account. By