Employment

  • 23 Sep 2016

    Agriculture is not the magic solution

    Country: 
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Agriculture & Fisheries
    Employment
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Body: 
    In this opinion piece, published in the Nigerian publication This Day, Simon Kolawole calls for the development of agro-industries saying: “Let us break this whole agric logic into pieces. If we really want to diversify from oil and create proper value, agriculture must give birth to industry. If agriculture currently employs some 5 million Nigerians, agro-allied industry can employ 15 million in the value chain. So why do we spend so much time discussing farming and not industry?” Read on
  • 15 Jul 2016

    Possible implications of Brexit for Nigeria

    Country: 
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Economy
    Employment
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Members: 
    European Union
    Body: 
    The decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has created shockwaves at the international level, with widespread discussion of the consequences for the rest of the world. This article presents different analyses of the implications of Brexit for Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, which has significant economic ties with the UK. Read on
  • 15 Jul 2016

    Cape Verde, Senegal lead in CPIA ratings

    Country: 
    Cape Verde
    Ghana
    Senegal
    Topics: 
    Development co-operation
    Economy
    Employment
    Body: 
    The World Bank has published the 2015 rankings in its Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Africa. Revised annually, the CPIA score evaluates, on a scale of 1 to 6, the capacity of a country's policies and institutions to support sustainable growth and poverty reduction. With Cape Verde and Senegal, West Africa is home to the second and third best scores in the continental ranking, after Rwanda. Read on
  • 24 Mar 2016

    Troubled waters: What Nigeria can do...?

    Country: 
    Nigeria
    Topics: 
    Economy
    Employment
    Security
    Opinion: 
    Opinion
    Body: 
    Nigeria has the largest economy on the continent but its development receives little attention in the global debate on international security, economic development and humanitarian issues. The country, however, faces many difficulties. These were discussed at a conference of the Africa Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution on 29 February... Read on