Maputo at 15 and the future of Africa’s food security

Olukayode OyeleyeSeptember 24, 2018

Africa is no stranger to Treaties, pacts, accords, international agreements, conventions and declarations. From treaties on continental issues to agreements on global affairs, Africa has been, and continues, playing remarkable roles. The Lome Convention and Cotonou Agreement, which preceded the establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will ever be associated with the places where […]

Rethinking Africa’s economic and social development (4)

Olukayode OyeleyeSeptember 17, 2018

The wave of economic and social transformation sweeping through the world has brought its effects to bear with varying intensities and in many different ways in various parts of the world over the years. Those variations are still observable now and, for obvious reasons, might continue to be seen in the future. While it came […]

Rethinking Africa’s economic and social development (3)

Olukayode OyeleyeSeptember 10, 2018

Africa’s place in the emerging world order should no longer be treated as pre-ordained, economically, socially, politically, or intellectually. Rather, it must be recognised that the continent has a duty to secure its niche through deliberate and relentless struggles in all spheres of life. The copious reference to the Information Technology (IT) industry should serve […]

Rethinking Africa’s economic and social development (2)

Olukayode OyeleyeSeptember 3, 2018

Various positive projections about Africa’s demographic prospects and preponderance in human resources in decades ahead remain, for now, as projections at the very best, and are vulnerable to confounding variables which could upset such projections in ways beyond contemplation in the very near future or thereafter. Some of those variables are already self-evident in their […]

Rethinking Africa’s economic and social development (1)

Olukayode OyeleyeAugust 28, 2018

Events of the past three decades have had significant social, political and economic impacts on Africa as well as the entire world to varying degrees. For Africa in particular, the varying degrees of impacts and their causes have been subjects of studies, commentaries and criticisms through the subsequent years. The missing links, however, involve those […]

Africa’s dilemma and the right energy pathway (4)

August 20, 2018

Conducive climate and renewable energy supply and utilisation can co-exist in a complementary and sustainable manner in Africa. For this to happen, many key issues need to come under focus. First, Africa must evolve policies that address both issues simultaneously as a two-way traffic. The interwoven issues, requisite trade-off and changing socio-political milieu will have […]

Africa’s dilemma and the right energy pathway (3)

Olukayode OyeleyeAugust 13, 2018

The aftermath of breakdown of dams could have significant consequences for Africa, irrespective of where it occurs. Observers have expressed concerns that diverting the flow of the Congo River to create a reservoir would flood the Bundi Valley, affecting local agricultural lands and natural environments, and may cause huge methane emissions that would contribute to […]

Africa’s dilemma and the right energy pathway (2)

Olukayode OyeleyeAugust 6, 2018

As Africa warms up join the hydroelectirc dams race, some crucial issues are worthy of attention. How much of some SWOT analysis has been done before joining this rat race? What are the anticipations, the expectations and the fears, real or imagined? With what resources, and at what costs, are these grandiose projects to be […]

Africa’s dilemma and the right energy pathway (1)

Olukayode OyeleyeAugust 1, 2018

Africa stands at the crossroads between technological advancement, economic expansion, environmental stewardship and sustainable development. The continent, understandably, missed the industrial revolution of mid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. It avoidably lagged behind the Green Revolution, or third agricultural revolution, occurring between 1950 and the late 1960s, that increased agricultural production worldwide. Now it is under pressure […]

Durable cornerstones for Africa’s Trade Area

Olukayode OyeleyeJuly 23, 2018

For Africa, the reasons for optimism know no bounds. Although, Africa’s economy is small in comparison with its sheer size and the human population that is in excess of 1 billion, the continent still remains a land of hope at the very best. But, going by the current trend of growth, Africa’s economy nominal GDP, […]