African countries

February 06, (THEWILL) - Amid scarce resources and conflicts which impact negatively on their economy, African countries spend a whopping $20 billion annually on wheat importation. This disclosure was made by the Head of Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT)...

January 14, (THEWILL) - Unarguably, the greatest challenge facing Nigeria today is economic in nature, marked by acute shortage of foreign exchange (forex, FX), especially the dollar. This is particularly evident in the ranking of its currency—the Naira—as the...

November 20, (THEWILL) - I can't hide myself I don't expect you to understand I just hope I can explain What it's like to be a man It's a lonely road And they don't care 'bout what you know It's not 'bout how you feel But...

November 19, (THEWILL) - For the first time, Lagos Book and Arts Festival collaborated with Cartoonists Association of Nigeria in a never-before-seen exhibition at Freedom Park on Broad Street Lagos. THEWILL was there. Michael Jimoh reports… If you needed proof...

The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the London-based The Economist magazine has just published “assessing the best countries for doing business”, in order to “discover which countries have climbed or fallen in our ranking.” Unsurprisingly, no African country featured among...

May 08, (THEWILL) - I am so delighted to be joining you here in Denver, Colorado, and to be addressing one of the oldest humanist associations in the world. I bring you greetings from fellow humanists in Nigeria, and...

April 25, (THEWILL) - In order for African countries to attain middle-income status, and societal and individual prosperity for its people, the issue of energy poverty has to be tackled headlong and reflected in the global energy transition conversations. To...

When the IMF categorises resource-rich countries, it classifies the countries according to their export baskets. At least, twenty African countries including Nigeria, Angola, Ghana and Tanzania are classified as resource-rich, with their export base comprising a bulk of unprocessed...

September 02, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is proposing a Debt-for-Climate (DFC) swap deal, in a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of...