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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, “We know that economic diversification is go...

Punch Newspapers Sections ENIOLA AKINKUOTU Published 12:12 am In this piece, ENIOLA AKINKUOTU examines the life and times of activist, Yinka Odumakin, who died of COVID-19 complications on Friday Soldiers are formed not within the confines of quotidian comforts, but in the middle of struggles against tribulations in pursuit of a higher cause. This perhaps explains why the All Progressives Congress leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Saturday that the story of Nigeria’s current democratic dispensation would not be complete without “emblazoning Yinka Odumakin’s name in gold” as he was...

3 min read Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has narrated how late Yinka Odumakin, the ex-spokesperson of Afenifere, was expelled from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). Mr Odumakin died on Saturday at the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital where he was being managed for respiratory issues due to complications from COVID-19. President Muhammadu Buhari and other dignitaries in the country had described Mr Odumakin as a man of conviction and a strong defender of human rights. PREMIUM TIMES reported that he was a core activist who started his a...

Advertisement Many prominent Nigerians, Reacting in a statement, Falana said Odumakin married Josephine, who is from the Igbo extraction, owing to his belief in national integration. Advertisement He said the deceased often called him to discuss the state of the nation and seek clarity on constitutional matters despite their ideological differences. “Notwithstanding our ideological differences, Yinka consistently called on me to discuss the state of the nation and seek clarifications on major constitutional matters,” he said. “He also referred several cases relating to the infringement ...

An African agenda at the World Trade Organization Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes office as World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General today, on 1 March. As the first female and first African in this position, she joins other Africans at the top of powerful ...