Dr. Olukayode Oyeleye, Business a.m.’s Editorial Advisor, who graduated in veterinary medicine from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, before establishing himself in science and public policy journalism and communication, also has a postgraduate diploma in public administration, and is a former special adviser to two former Nigerian ministers of agriculture. He specialises in development and policy issues in the areas of food, trade and competition, security, governance, environment and innovation, politics and emerging economies.


ESWATINI, THAT TINY COUNTRY in the Southern African region was the only country not represented in Beijing last week during the ninth

Majority of adult Cameroonians below 50 years of age right now know little or nothing about any other president of their country. Paul

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CONVERGENCE, A KEY WORD in the age of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), may very well mean more of the unforeseen in its

KENYA BOILED OVER recently. It was a test of resolve and strength between the common men and those in the corridors of power in a

CONTROVERSIES TRAILING FOOD and agriculture research involving genetically modified foods (GMOs) have remained unrelenting since the