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.


THE UNITED NATIONS General Assembly for the year 2023 commences in a fortnight. The global gathering tagged UNGA 78, an event which

MULTILATERAL COOPERATION got another boost last Wednesday at the end of the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa. Described as

LAST WEEKEND MARKED the fifth anniversary of the passing away of Kofi Atta Annan, a Ghanaian diplomat, who served as the seventh

SUBLIME DESCRIPTION of democracy can sometimes be misleading. Those countries purporting to export democracy all over the world have

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The military takeover of government in Niger in the past one week has re-ignited the smouldering fire of foreign relations and is now

RUSSIA HAS ONCE AGAIN convened a summit with Africa last week. The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and African leaders

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  AFRICANS HAVE TO DECIDE their future, whether they can actually operate as one indivisible entity or will forever remain

POLITICAL POWER AND GOVERNANCE in Africa have their fair share of blame in Africa’s underdevelopment. Sovereignty of countries has