Business & Finance
Poverty in Lagos isn’t just about money – here’s why
Classifying people as either ‘poor’ or ‘not poor’ based on income oversimplifies poverty.
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Technology
Sex machina: in the wild west world of human-AI relationships, the lonely and vulnerable are most at risk
A growing number of people (mostly men) find AI relationship apps addictive and alluring. So what are the likely effects of this technology on us as human beings?
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Africa’s freeports should boost trade and foreign exchange earnings – but evidence is thin
Freeports have not reached their full potential in west Africa.
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Business & Finance
US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next
A review of scholarly articles shows Agoa benefits are uneven across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Business & Finance
African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them
African countries are being driven into a debt dependency cycle. Three major factors are at play.
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Business & Finance
Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
There’s more to ‘survival migration’ than an escape from poverty or war: even the middle class can feel they have to leave to survive.
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Business & Finance
Digital trade protocol for Africa: why it matters, what’s in it and what’s still missing
Africa holds the world’s largest untapped digital growth potential.
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Business & Finance
Africa’s debt crisis needs a bold new approach: expert outlines a way forward
Africa needs to advocate more aggressively for its own interests when it comes to negotiating debt terms.
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Business & Finance
West Africa trade will take a hit as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso leave Ecowas
Border closures between Sahelian and coastal countries have had devastating consequences for the regional economy.
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