Adeye is The African Exponent's West African Correspondent based on Abuja, Nigeria. He covers all West African Stories that matter with a slick African style.
Ethiopia is doing everything right and reaping the dividend. Forward Keys, a big data, IT and business intelligence consultancy, reports that Addis Ababa has grown its volume of international transfer passengers to Sub-Saharan Africa since 2013. In fact, the international bookings for Ethiopia, for November 2018 to January 2019 are
Investigators of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kenya have proved to the world that just because a man's skin is black doesn't mean he is corrupt, and just because the other is not African does not mean he is a saint. Three top Chinese
Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, is being weighed down by rapidly declining health as the president of the country said that he is no longer able to walk. President Mnangagwa said that Robert Mugabe is now unable to walk because of ill health and that for the past
The soldiers started fanning out in the cashew nut growing regions of southern Tanzania - a jolting sight for traders and, campaigners say, a watershed moment for a country once held up as a darling of development groups. The government said the troops were there last week to make sure
There are very few politicians in the world who are true to their word and practise what they preach; Ghana's president, Nana Akufo-Addo, is one of the few. There may be many areas where the president has been criticized, but his determination towards a Ghana (and Africa) free
We all attacked Zambia when news broke out a few weeks ago that they approved a Chinese Unit in the country's military. The government could not handle the attacks and criticisms from citizens and concerned Africans around the continent and in diaspora, that they had to disband the
"Anytime I don't have to wear a bra is a good day." - Amanda Seales It is the dream of many young girls to grow to the stage of wearing bras because to them, it is a sign of maturity. The innovations which the under-garment has
Diane Shima Rwigara, 37, a political activist and opposition leader in Rwanda who alongside her mother was detained for about a year by Paul Kagame's led government for allegations of document forgery and 'inciting insurgency' during her campaign for presidency in last year's election,
Popular Ugandan Human Rights Activist and former Researcher at the Law, Gender & Sexuality Research Project, Makerere University Institute of Social Research, Dr Stella Nyanzi, a renowned critic of President Yoweri Museveni - who has ruled the country since 1986, is currently in detention and has been denied bail for
Leaders of pan-Africanism have always cited regional integration as one of the key pillars for African unity. Both Kwame Nkrumah and Julius Nyerere despite their differences supported the notion of regional integration. Why it took the AU so much time to adopt free movement of Africans within the continent still
Julius Nyerere in his 1997 speech delivered to mark the Independence of Ghana in Accra said something that appeared as a shock to many and still does today. He would die just two years later but many close to him say he felt fulfilled saying those words. During the speech,
Televised trials of high-profile cases in South Africa have been lauded, but they have also received a fair share of criticism. The pending case of controversial Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso is an attestation to this: a witness was subjected to a lengthy, gruesome, intimate and aggressive cross-examination by the lawyer
For some reason PLO Lumumba, a Kenyan law professor and pan-African intellectual is a security threat to Zambia. Officially the Zambian government argues that ‘security considerations’ forced their hands in denying him admission, unofficially one wonders if it is his harsh rhetoric against Chinese corruption in Zambia that perhaps informed
Celebrated Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has described United States First Lady, Melania Trump as racist. Adichie made the statement in a recent interview with international magazine, Esquire UK, where she talked about her stance on feminism, Melania Trump's visit to Africa and racism. When asked if she thought
Paul Biya has finally sealed his seventh tenure with over 70% of votes cast on the October 7, 2018, presidential elections. Cameroonian President Paul Biya won re-election with 71 percent of valid votes cast. The country’s Constitutional Council announced the results of the October 7 polls on Monday amid
Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed is being praised across Africa and the world over for presenting a gender balanced cabinet to the House of Peoples Representatives, HPR, which was duly approved. However, this was not initially in the plans of the Minister. Back in April, one of the biggest
