Special Feature
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Is Entrepreneur-Led Development the New Model for Africa?
May 19, 2015By Tony Elumelu Too many policymakers think in terms of traditional aid when they think of support for Africa and the developing world. I think of Shadi Sabeh. Shadi is a young man from Sokoto in... -
USAID’s Zimbabwe Agricultural Support Programme Leaves Communities Empowered
May 19, 2015By Wallace Mawire The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Zimbabwe Agricultural Income and Employment Development (Zim-AIED) five-year programme that began in October 2010 and will be officially closing at a colourful ceremony to be... -
Rural Reporters Weekly Top Pick
May 18, 2015It’s the beginning of a new week and as part of our tradition, Rural Reporters collates a weekly report on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks... -
Rural Reporters Top 5 Pick
May 12, 2015It’s the beginning of a new week and as part of our tradition, Rural Reporters collates a weekly report on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks... -
INSTRUMENTALIZATION AND HOW FAR WE HAVE TAKEN IT
May 11, 2015Smart economics, participation in the labour force and an accelerated development trajectory is a very compelling narrative put forward to justify why governments, should invest in women, girls and young people. The same arguments have been... -
Mining In Nigeria, An Untapped Resource For Buhari Administration
May 10, 2015Bagega, a village in Anka LGA of Zamfara state, is often associated with the story of the death of some children who were exposed to lead poison caused by unsafe mining activities by the locals within... -
International Day Of The Midwife: How Trained Community Extension Workers Can Reduce Maternal Mortality
May 5, 2015Mrs. Hannatu Paul, a midwife working at General hospital, Sabon/Tasha, Kaduna, says midwifery is an important role any society must not ignore. “I am the happiest woman being a midwife,” Throughout her profession as a midwife, she... -
Rural Reporters Top Pick: Slums, Child-Bride And the Rest of Us
May 4, 2015It’s the beginning of a new week and as part of our tradition, Rural Reporters collates a weekly report on development in rural Africa and its environs. The reports include are some of our top picks... -
My Experience With A Child-Bride
Apr 29, 2015“Sunnana Balira, ni sabowar amayar cha,ama ban san shakaruna ba,ni kam ko makaranta, ko kuwa aura duk wanda an yi mi, zan karba,” Balira said in Hausa. This means, “my name is Balira, I am newly wedded... -
President Zuma Writes: Dear Brother, ‘South Africa is Not a Xenophobic Nation’
Apr 28, 2015Here is South Africa President, Jacob Zuma’s response to Mozambican writer Mia Couto Criticism. My Dear Brother, It’s a pity that we are reconnecting under sad and painful circumstances, which have prompted you...