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.


ENERGY WILL BE AT THE heart of the future economy, locally and globally. It will set apart the poor and the prosperous. It will define

PLACARDS, BANNERS AND POSTERS of protesters may or may not be obvious or ubiquitous in November in Egypt in a manner reminiscent of

IN ABOUT 100 DAY’S TIME, the city of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt will host the world’s 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference,

GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, a medic with a public health background, was probably unaware of what major role awaited her when she launched

EVENTS UNFOLDING in recent times seem to project Africa as a beautiful bride with many suitors, particularly those making overtures

DEBT IN AFRICA has become an issue and a recurring decimal. A one-off mention of it will be insufficient to bring the subject fully

AGENDA 2030 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) will be recording many milestones in the next eight years as the end date

NOT UNTIL COVID-19 OUTBREAK did the business community and conveners of business conferences begin to take health and related issues

COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE, otherwise referred to as Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), came to Africa again last week,

THE WORLD IS SITTING ON AFRICA. The global economic growth and growing affluence are resting on Africa’s prop. The major drivers