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Six megatrends that are forging mid-21st century Africa — USAID/BCG report

There are six megatrends in Africa that, if navigated successfully, could help in advancing the continent’s social and economic progress, a research funded by the USAID Mission to the African Union and conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found. The world has seen many emerging economies parlay their young populations and entrepreneurial spirit into […]

Sahara: Will MINURSO be axed by Trump Administration?

The Trump administration and the United Nations can save a lot of money by eliminating failed peacekeeping missions such as the MINURSO, said Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In an Op-Ed published by the Washington-based think-tank, Mr. Rubin said the U.S. recognizes the Moroccanness of the Sahara and subsidizing that […]

Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade displace more than 1.4 million, kill 500

At least 1.4 million people have been displaced and 500 killed in Nigeria in the worst flooding in a decade, which has affected nearly all of Nigeria’s states with 90,000 homes having been partially or completely destroyed, according to Nigerian officials. The Permanent Secretary of Nigeria’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, […]