Infrastructure, institutions, and the systems that make growth possible — or not.
Successive Nigerian governments have continued to pay lip service to the diversification of the countries economy towards Agriculture. The revenue from Crude oil seems to be taking all their attention and thus, a country blessed with largely arable farmlands and a good weather is unable to tap into the many
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been closed down indefinitely following massive student protests on Monday. Monday morning's demonstrations saw students vandalising school property. The students' main reason for demonstrating is fighting against what they are calling oppression from school authorities. The Police had
The great African integration is here with the force of an unstoppable storm and it is blowing from the East to the Southern tip of the continent. Starting in 2020, South African pupils will be able to take Kiswahili classes and the move is a pan-African masterstroke. Be that as
One of the most common phenomena across the African continent is that of African leaders seeking medical treatment abroad. It is such a rare case to see an African president or prime minister getting medical treatment in their own countries (a notable exception is Nelson Mandela, who received treatment and
Business is a fundamental aspect of human existence, and for Africa, business has been improving significantly. Investments have soared and opportunities are increasing as well. Business schools have been instrumental in this, and as such their role in society is of huge importance. Below are the best ten business schools
Sons and daughters of the proletariat class, conscious university students, philosophical ideologues, knowledge-seeking enthusiasts, proponents of egalitarianism, and fearless crusaders of social justice, academic freedom, and peace: The erudite and all-powerful Vanguard Student Unification Party scrupulously extends deep-thinking greetings to you from the hotbed of intelligentsia and the citadel of
The reports of bloody clashes between Fulani herdsmen from the North and farmers from the Middle-Belt and South-East of Nigeria continues to raise panic, prompting calls from certain quarters on the Federal Government to formally declare the Fulani herdsmen terrorists. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) – an umbrella body in
New York issued its first general obligation municipal bond to finance infrastructural development in 1812. At this point our cities in Africa, though thriving, had not assimilated all the nuances of the modern metropolitan centres and we cannot blame them for not having parallel achievements. Since 1812, America has become
Cape Town, one of South Africa’s major cities, is on the verge of running out of water supplies following an unprecedented drought that has ravaged the city. Water rationing has been scaled to some extreme levels as the city is only left with water for less than 90 days
Last Tuesday, Egyptian Education Ministry called for an urgent investigation into what appears to be pictures which “support homosexuality in the educational curricula” after the images made rounds on social media. The ministry assigned the General Education Sector’s committee to look into the allegation showing pictures of an English-language
It is that time of the year when people gather to make merry and feast. As is tradition among many people across the globe, a variety of meats such as chicken, turkey, fish, and beef will be served. Scientists are worried about the increasing demand for meat in the world
In the last century, ignorance and its corollary that is fear have been at the origin of much distrust and violence between individuals, communities and nations. This tendency cannot for the moment, unfortunately, be scratched out from the human psyche, but it can certainly be contained, by encouraging human beings
China, one of the world’s biggest emitters has unveiled world’s biggest mechanism to reduce carbon in the form of carbon market in a bid to avert climate change. Preceding the Paris Climate Summit in 2015, premier Xi Jinping announced his country’s plan to launch a carbon market
The inequality that exists in South Africa makes one's heart bleed. The divide that prevails between the rich and the poor leaves a lot to be desired. It is not only a problem prevalent in South Africa alone, but in most African countries and other similar parts of
It goes without saying that one of the major all-encompassing events of the last part of the second millennium was undoubtedly the advent of globalization, as a clear political expression of the triumphing capitalism and market economy theories, following the end of the Cold War and the bi-polarization of the
RankLogoUniversityCountryCity1University of Cape TownSouth AfricaCape Town2University of the WitwatersrandSouth AfricaJohannesburg3Stellenbosch UniversitySouth AfricaStellenbosch4University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth AfricaDurban4Makerere UniversityUgandaKampala6American University in CairoEgyptCairo6Beni-Suef UniversityEgyptBeni Suef6University of JohannesburgSouth AfricaJohannesburg6University of PretoriaSouth AfricaPretoria6University of the Western CapeSouth AfricaCape Town11Ain Shams UniversityE
