Exodus Of Homo Sapiens From Africa And Genetic Diversity May Explain Economic Growth Divergence Across Continents

  Quamrul Ashraf, and Oded Galor. Abstract. This paper argues that deep-rooted factors,…


The Presence of Foreign Troops in Africa's Largest Economy is Comforting And Yet Humiliating; It Also Sets A Bad Precedent

  Editorial Commentary. Sooner or later a house of cards built on a rotten foundation would…


Many African National Economies Continue Their Upward Trajectories; Seventeen Of Them Are Remarkably Impressive

    Steven Radelet. Seventeen emerging African countries—home to more than 300 million…


Yet Another Round Of Sustainable Development Goals For The Poor

Alan Gelb and Mariana Dahan. The post-2015 development agenda is being shaped as we speak. The…


Regional Military Pressure Tightens the Noose on Boko Haram

  Following years of its evil war on Nigeria and its immediate neighbors, events in the last…


Another Effort at Socialized Sustainable Development Goals; African Leaders to Prioritize Water, Toilets for Ten Million Fellow Africans

Godwin Haruna. The African Union has officially launched the Kigali Action Plan, which translates…


Africa Also Pollutes; But Governments and Foreign Firms are the Offending Parties

John O. Ifediora. In all oil producing countries in Africa, a major source of lethal environmental…


The Case For a Near Mandatory Alternative: The Nigerian Experience

    Ope Owotumi. In his 2015 State of The Union speech, President Barack Obama quipped…


Underdevelopment in Africa: A Great Deal of the Fault Lies Outside the Continent.

John O. Ifediora. The 2008 recession was the first time since the great depression of the 1930s…


It is Time!

Nigeria’s Presidential election set for next month promises to be all things to all voters and…