Analysis
The False Investment: Proliferation of Cryptocurrency Criminality
Cryptocurrency proliferation raises the possibility of criminal schemes with the false promise of democratizing finance.
June 5, 2021 No Comments
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Leaders of Africa Live
Conducting Survey Research in the COVID-19 Era
Our conversation considers the health challenges of conducting surveys as well as the opportunities to understand the impact of the virus and how citizens are interpreting their government’s response.
July 6, 2020 No Comments
Leaders of Africa Live
Banning, Reforming, and Legislating Almajiranci in Nigeria: Fact, Myths, and Misrepresentations
Our live conversation examined and interrogated commonly held assumptions and stereotypes about the almajirai and the almajiranci system.
June 19, 2020 No Comments
Banning, Reforming, and Legislating Al-Majiranci in Nigeria: Fact, Myths, and Misrepresentations
From once being a highly-valued system of education, which was serving the moral, economic human capital, and governance needs of Northern Nigeria, al-majiranci is now considered to have outlasted its
June 14, 2020 No Comments
Analysis
People and Government: The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Food Security in Nigeria
Despite progress made in the area of food production, today millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa are still food insecure. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has been projected to cause severe famine and food insecurity in 36 countries all in SSA.
May 21, 2020 No Comments
Analysis
Why Coronavirus May be Deadlier in Nigeria · A Housing Perspective
Imagine the asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic carrier of coronavirus sneeze and spit saliva into the toilets and bathrooms in a Face-me, I-face-you property. Sharing such facilities could mean sharing and spreading the viral loads of coronavirus.
March 24, 2020 No Comments
Leaders Voices
Leaders Voices with Dimeji Ayanwale · A conversation about diaspora activism and the arrest of Sowore
Dimeji Ayanwale, a personal friend of Sowore, shares his thoughts on Omoyele Sowore’s desire to improve Nigeria and diaspora activism more broadly.
January 23, 2020 No Comments
Analysis
Distrust for bad numbers: sub-Saharan Africa’s newest and biggest development and governance predicament
Bad numbers about hunger, poverty, food security and food self-sufficiency in any country are not innately bad news.
November 7, 2019 No Comments
News
Leaders of Africa and Leaders of Africa Institute Statement on the Recent BBC Documentary
Leaders of Africa expresses concern over the findings shared in the “Sex for Grades” documentary aired by BBC Africa Eye.
October 9, 2019 No Comments