Global Peace Index ranks Nigeria 146 among 163 nations in 2021, 8th least peaceful in Africa

The 2021 Global Peace Index (GPI) has ranked Nigeria 146 among 163 independent nations and territories, according to its level of peacefulness. Nigeria moved one step from 147 in 2020, though it still ranked eighth among the least peaceful countries in Africa after South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Central African […]

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Africa, O Africa, my heart bleeds for you, By Femi Fani-Kayode

The largest empires that the world has ever known are, in order of size, the British, Mongol, Russian, Spanish, Umayyad, Yuan, Qing, French, Abbasid and Portugese empires. There were a number of other large and notable empires in world history such as the Roman, Ottoman, Greek, Babylonian, Persian and Mughal empires. The post-World War 1 […]

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Of China, Africa and ‘Colonial Master’, By Olusegun Adeniyi

The 2018 edition of the Media Cooperation for Belt and Road ends tomorrow in Beijing after spending the past four days in Boao, Hainan Province of China. This year, there are 221 media practitioners from several countries across all continents. At the opening session on Tuesday, I was one of the guest speakers and the […]

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“New Nile Bridge,” 5th longest suspension bridge in Africa opened (Photos)

5th longest suspension bridge in Africa has been unveiled in Uganda recently. President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the new bridge on Wednesday. The bridge named the “New Nile Bridge” spans 525m. It is located in the town of Jinja and stretches across the source of the River Nile. The bridge is the second of its kind […]

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