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.


LAST WEDNESDAY IN South Africa, Nigeria’s consulate in Johannesburg was subjected to an unusual embarrassment that caught the

SOUTH AFRICA REMAINS a major pillar of Africa in many ways. The fortune of the entire continent has been, and will continue to be,

OF ALL THE FIVE COUNTRIES designated as the sub-region of Southern Africa in the southernmost part of the African continent, only one

CENTRAL AFRICA AS A REGION is showing up as both an asset and a liability to the rest of Africa for a number of reasons. As an asset,

REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION are no strange terms to Africa. In fact, the practical application of these two terms in

LAST WEEK, 49 AFRICAN COUNTRIES represented at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, were considered as being in “good

COUNTRIES OF WEST AFRICA have an uphill task before them on the political and economic fronts. Recent events have proved rather

WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION is undergoing some security challenges that began insidiously, but are now burgeoning to existential crisis.

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA is indeed a troubled zone. Terrorist incursions within the regions of Africa have become a continent-wide crisis

TERRORISM AND TERRORISTS have become a global phenomenon. Despite the widespread disapproval of their existence and activities, they