AFRICA in the crossfire of US-China trade spat (2)
Olukayode Oyeleye
June 17, 2019
AS THE WORLD becomes ever more interconnected in so many different ways, the consequences have started to emerge, more especially in
AFRICA in the crossfire of US-China trade spat (1)
Olukayode OyeleyeJune 10, 2019
As the squabbles between the United States and China on reciprocal trade come near a crescendo, and certain decisions signal the
Africa’s free trade and global value chain
Olukayode OyeleyeJune 3, 2019
THE WORLD’S LARGEST free trade area is now in Africa. This, presumably, is based on the fulfilment of African Union’s time table
Long shadows of Europe and Africa’s economic development
Olukayode OyeleyeMay 27, 2019
Efforts to join back together what was put asunder 135 years ago in the widely acclaimed Berlin Conference have recently got a boost.
Land, food and energy security: What future for Africa? (2)
Olukayode OyeleyeMay 23, 2019
THAT Africa is rich in mineral resources is a settled matter. What is not settled is how the continent can tap into these resources in
Land, food and energy security: What future for Africa?
Olukayode OyeleyeMay 13, 2019
AGLOBAL CONSENSUS about the strategic importance of Africa to the future of the world seems to be crystalising. From “The hopeless
Worrisome echoes from Africa’s Cyclones Idai, Kenneth
Olukayode OyeleyeMay 6, 2019
Within a space of six weeks, two powerful tropical storms have hit the south eastern coast of Africa. The first took days to pummel
Pitfalls Africa must avoid in global trade
Olukayode OyeleyeApril 29, 2019
TRADE HAS BEEN variously described as a tool for economic development. But this does not happen in a vacuum. From the standpoint of
Recalibrating Africa’s external trade relations
Olukayode OyeleyeApril 22, 2019
FOR SO LONG, AFRICA has been at a disadvantage, holding the short end of the global trade stick. Trade surpluses have been more in
How Africa may benefit from Brexit
Olukayode OyeleyeApril 8, 2019
EVENTS IN THE PAST couple of weeks point in a clear direction of a Britain that eventually ceases to be a member of the European Union