Editorial Statement
Sanctions are a weapon dressed up as diplomacy. Washington calls them “smart” and “targeted,” but in Africa their impact is anything but surgical. They bleed economies, choke small businesses, starve hospitals of medicine, and punish the powerless while leaving the powerful intact. The rhetoric of precision is a lie. What we are witnessing is not strategy, it is collective punishment in slow motion.
This series strips away the polite camouflage. It follows the trail of frozen bank accounts, collapsed currencies, and children turned away from clinics because shipments were blocked at the border. It documents how sanctions, far …
At the esteemed New York Learning Hub, New York, the illustrious Christiana Onyinyechi Eke, a multifaceted media personality and astute business strategist, recently presented her pioneering research, “African Leaders’ Lack of Strategic Leadership and Management and Its Effects on Their Economies.” This in-depth study marks a significant contribution to the discourse on leadership and economic development, particularly in the context of the African continent. Eke’s research, reflective of her academic prowess and her rich background in strategic studies, delves into the insightful relationship between leadership styles and economic outcomes in various African nations.
Eke, an alumnus of the prestigious University …
Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi and Ahmed Musa have been included in the African Team of the Decade.
The list was unveiled by SuperSports and published on their verified Twitter handle on Friday.
Also included in the list are Egytian legend Essam El Hadary, Serge Aurier of Cote d’Ivoire, Kalidou Koulibaly of Senegal, Morocco’s Mehdi Benatia and Kwadwo Asamoah of Ghana.
Others who also made the list are Cote d’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure, Sadio Mane of Senegal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Asamoah Gyan of Ghana.
In the decade in review, Mikel won the Premier League title in 2009/2010 …
Shareholders of the African Alliance Plc have pledged their support to the board and management of the company in the ongoing quest to reposition the firm and scale the recapitalisation hurdle specified by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).
The shareholders gave the support at the 50th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company held recently in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Speaking to the shareholders the Chairman of the company, Dr Anthony Okocha, thanked the shareholders for their continuous faith in the business over the years.
According to him, despite the odds, the firm was rapidly on the path to …
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez are the Top 3 finalists for African Player of the Year award.
Liverpool duo Salah and Mane led the Reds to clinch the Champions League title last season, before winning the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.
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Mahrez helped Man City defend their Premier League title, while on the international level he led Algeria to beat Mane’s Senegal and win the AFCON trophy.
The winner will be announced on January 7th.
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Ebere Nwogu life insurance underwriter, African Alliance Insurance, said it has stabilised its business to earn positive reviews from the insuring public.
The company’s Managing Director, Mrs. Funmi Omo, while addressing journalists at a parley organised by the company in Lagos, said African Alliance, has made giant strides in less than two years she took over the management of the company.
She restated the management’s commitment to sustaining the upward growth trajectory across all metrics.
“Ours is a business that has seen it all and survived it all. Our position in just two years compared to now is testament to …
African Alliance Plc says it settled ₦6 billion worth of claims as at the end of third quarter 2019.
The Managing Director and CEO, African Alliance, Funmi Omo, disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos, while reiterating the management’s commitment to sustaining the upward growth trajectory across all metrics.
“Ours is a business that has seen it all and survived it all. Our position in just two years compared to now is a testament to the unstinting leadership and guidance of our Board, the relentless drive of the executive management and a most committed and flexible staff who never …
Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho showed he knows how to make an impact as he came off the bench to drive Leicester to a victory that keeps them as Liverpool’s closest challengers in the Premier League.
Among other outstanding performances by Europe-based African players this weekend, Jeremie Boga opened the scoring for minnows Sassuolo and they went on to hold Serie A champions Juventus to a 2-2 draw in Turin.
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KELECHI IHEANACHO (Leicester)
Iheanacho had a massive impact on his first league outing of the season to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win for the Foxes over Everton.
Economist, phiIlanthropist and entrepreneur, Anthony Onyeamaechi Elumelu, and two Kenyan change makers will this week feature in the compilation edition of African Voices, a magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN).
The Kenyans include Elizabeth Njoroge, founder of the Art of Music Foundation who deploys the transformative power of classical music to provoke positive change in the lives of young Kenyans and Peter Tabichi, 37-year-old winner of the 2019 Global Teacher Prize.
Elumelu, 56, will share the details of how his sheer grit and raw confidence earned him his first job as a salesman at the defunct All States …
One of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious debating societies has been slammed after a blind Ghanaian postgraduate student was ‘dragged by his ankles’ and thrown out of a debate in a ‘disgraceful’ incident.
Ebenezer Azamati was expelled from a debate at the Oxford Union after he attempted to attend a talk on the motion ‘This House has no confidence in HM Government’. Oxford University said: “The Oxford Union is an independent society. The university has no control over its events.”
The 25-year-old arrived early at St John’s College on October 17 to reserve a seat as he was worried there …
Cape Town City midfielder Mpho Makola has been banned for six months after shoving a referee — an offence for which he was only yellow carded.
The 33-year-old former international used both hands to push referee Abongile Tom last month after opponents Kaizer Chiefs were awarded a penalty during a League Cup match.
Although a red-card offence, Tom only cautioned out-of-control Makola, who had to be dragged away from the match official by teammates.
The Makola ban has shocked many South African football followers used to offenders receiving light sentences for serious acts of ill discipline.
Match bans and fines …
Faouzi Lakjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), declared in February that VAR technology will be introduced in the Moroccan football league starting next season.
“Referees will also be trained for the task ahead”, the Moroccan FA boss said.
“The VAAR technology will be implemented to avoid referees mistakes similar to those during the 2018 FIFA World Cup”, he added.
The North African country’s Football Federation
