Dr. Olukayode Oyeleye, Business a.m.’s Editorial Advisor, who graduated in veterinary medicine from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, before establishing himself in science and public policy journalism and communication, also has a postgraduate diploma in public administration, and is a former special adviser to two former Nigerian ministers of agriculture. He specialises in development and policy issues in the areas of food, trade and competition, security, governance, environment and innovation, politics and emerging economies.


AFRICA IS PECULIAR. Many things have either happened or are happening within the continent, with wide-ranging implications,

DEVELOPMENT TRAJECTORY OF AFRICAN countries seems to be hanging in the balance. From the enormous evidence of Africa’s poor economic

MAYHEM was the definition of the discordant meeting of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) some weeks ago at the end of May in Midrand,

ARAB SPRING GOT GLOBAL ATTENTION. It changed the configuration of the Middle East and North Africa geopolitically in the context of

CHINA HAS BEEN BASKING in the splendour of the accolades freely bestowed on it by many countries and foreign commercial entities. They

ETHIOPIA BECAME A PRIDE OF AFRICA lately. The East African country distinguished itself and provided a sharp contrast with a

SAHELIAN AFRICA IS BACK again in full reckoning, following major political decisions taken within and outside the region. Those

EVERY GOOD INTERVENTION PLAN needs realistic implementation guidelines, timelines, elaborate description of actors, clear pathways for

SEISMIC CHANGES ARE taking place in the DR Congo right now. These changes take various forms – of political, social, economic and

CLIMATE CHANGE may be interpreted by some as disadvantageous to the world economy. While that view holds some validity, it is not the