IMF at 80: Multilateralism in Name?
By Kelechi Anyanwu In her Curtain Raiser speech, which preluded this year’s Annual Meetings, the Managing Director of the International…
South Africa Undermines SADC’s Candidate for AfDB Presidency
By Joni Akpederi South Africa is making a fabulous, unsubstantiated claim that Nigeria has pledged to support its candidate for…
Transforming Sierra Leone’s Maritime industry for a bright Future
The Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA), established by Act No. 29 of 2023, has witnessed a pivotal transformation…
South Korea to host final IDA 21 meetings December
South Korea says it is ready to host the final meetings of the 21st Replenishment of the International Development Association…
Artificial intelligence: For good or ill
By Kelechi Anyanwu The question of whether artificial intelligence would change the world and our lives has since been answered;…
Debt Debacle: Not going anywhere
By John Daniel Obioma Sombre highlights from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2024 publication entitled A…
BPP builds capacity for procurement officers
The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) wrapped up its three-week 2024 mandatory training programme in Lagos on Saturday for procurement…
Catalyzing food self-sufficiency through Feed Salone
In January 2024 when President Julius Maada Bio inaugurated Sierra Leone’s new Medium-term National Development Plan (MTNDP) and prioritised Feed…
I shall make a positive difference in AfDB and Africa — Dr Maimbo
Two words pop up when you discuss Africa’s development with Dr. Samuel Munzele Maimbo: urgency and fast-track. The World Bank’s…
Looming Financial Turmoil
By Joni Akpederi Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund’s Managing Director, wasn’t being alarmist when, a few months ago, she…