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Current Affairs
Money Laundering and Trans-Organized Financial Crimes in Nigeria.
Nigeria loses US$600 million annually to money laundering. Between the mid-1980s and 1999, Nigeria lost US$100billion to money laundering. In the so…
Development & Security Matters
Polygamy as further subjugation of African women, and the toll on national economies
In its definitional and operational sense, polygamy is a matrimonial indulgence by which any of the sexes takes on multiple wives or husbands; the…
Climate Change and Environmental Conservancy
Global land ecosystems are becoming less efficient at absorbing carbon dioxide
Plants play a key role in mitigating climate change. The more carbon dioxide they absorb during photosynthesis, the less carbon dioxide remains…
Is the African continent more vulnerable to climate change than other regions?
Monsoons altering African climate is replete with complexity and marvels. The Sahara is the world's largest desert with the deepest layer of intense…
Climate change is killing coffee production; East African coffee farmers know this too well
Editorial commentary: What is discussed here has particular relevance to East African countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia where coffee production…
Poverty and climate change: Natural disasters, agricultural impacts and health shocks
The international community aims to eradicate extreme poverty and to do so in a sustainable manner. This chapter suggests that climate change poses a…
