- Is the African Union equipped to serve Africa's people for another 50 years?
- Africa at 50: Redefining African Solidarity
- Which Way Ethiopia: Revolution, Civil War, or National Reconciliation?
- Eritrea: little to smile about, 20 years from freedom
- Africa: The Birth of the OAU
- Woman Seeks Asylum: King of Swaziland want to make me his 14th virgin bride
- Ethiopia: Off Political Taboos and Woos
- Chinua Achebe as Metaphor
- Chinua Achebe (Ugonabo Ogidi ) Goes Home
- The curious case of Africa’s Progress and the missing Millennium Development Goals
- Somalia And The Slippery Slope Of ‘Jubbaland’
- The Legacy of Queen Victoria and Zimbabwean Culture
- The Parable Of The Cockroach And Nigeria
- My relationship with Chinua Achebe - Wole Soyinka
- Somalia’s future: IGAD’s captivity or donors’ rescue
- Israel and the Arab Gulf States: An Undeclared Alliance
- The United Nations’ Hezbollah Protection Force
- Sustain Gains. Invest in Malaria. Save Three Million Children's Lives in the Next 1000 Days
- World Malaria Day: highlighting awareness of a preventable disease that still kills thousands
- Excusing Jihad In Boston
- Lessons from Boston and Chechnya
- Analysis: How do you solve a problem like Apartheid?
- Somalia: Frail Leadership, Federalism Frenzy, and the Fragile Peace
- Factors of Change and Transformation in Ethiopia
- How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy
- Ethiopia: A Critical Appraisal of the Diaspora Organized Groups Opposed to the Regime in Ethiopia
Tag Archives: Sovereign wealth fund
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala And The Controversial Appointments by Yushau A. Shuaib
By Yushau A. Shuaib I still wonder how the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and the Honourable Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is in the eye of the storm. Her grandiose title is not a mere tautology as … read more
RE: Okonjo Iweala: Nigeria’s Weakest Link
By Ayodeji Sunday My attention was drawn to an article (Ngozi Iweala: Nigeria’s Weakest Link) by one Sonala Olumhense. After reading the piece, I concluded that only someone who has absolutely no regard for conscience and truth could have attempted … read more
Nigerian Senate recess delays naming of cabinet
The naming of Nigeria’s new cabinet could take several more weeks because the Senate has gone on recess, undermining President Goodluck Jonathan’s hopes of having a new administration in place quickly. Jonathan’s ministerial choices are being closely watched by both … read more
Posted in News, Nigeria, Politics, West Africa
Tagged About Africa, Abuja, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, Senate, Southern Africa, Sovereign wealth fund, United Nations, West Africa
Leave a comment
Nigerian President signs $29.2B budget, wealth fund days before new term in office
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s president has signed a new budget two days before the start of a new term at the helms of Africa’s most populous country. Nigerian state TV showed President Goodluck Jonathan signing the $29.2 billion budget Friday … read more
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
Tagged About Africa, Abuja, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Goodluck Jonathan, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Lagos, Nigeria, North Africa, Pan African News, President of the United States, Southern Africa, Sovereign wealth fund, West Africa
Leave a comment
Nigerian parliament passes wealth fund bill
Nigeria’s House of Representatives passed a bill to create a sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday, paving the way for Africa’s biggest oil exporter to improve its management of often-squandered crude oil earnings. The bill now needs to be signed by … read more
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
Tagged About Africa, Abuja, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Monetary Fund, Niger Delta, Nigeria, North Africa, OPEC, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Sovereign wealth fund, West Africa
3 Comments
Gulf SWFs back Morocco tourism fund
Three Gulf Arab sovereign wealth funds and UAE-based property developer Al Maabar have raised 15 billion dirhams for a tourism fund that aims to put Morrocco among the world’s top 20 destinations. Omar Bennani, who heads state-controlled Moroccan Touristic Engineering … read more
Calendar 




