Country: Nigeria
Pew: People Don’t Think Very Highly of Donald Trump Around the World, Except in Three of Africa’s Largest Countries
While Donald Trump may not be very popular in most parts of the world, not so in several of Africa's largest countries, according to new survey data from the Pew Research Center. Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa all recorded much higher levels of ...
China Emerges as Key Theme in Discussion on How to Create Jobs in Nigeria
The NewThink podcast is a new show hosted by two of Washington's most well-known Africa analysts, Aubrey Hruby from the Atlantic Council and Former Liberian Public Works Minister and current fellow at the Center for Global Development, Gyude Moore. In this episode that focuses on how ...
Letter to the Editor: Those “Sino-Africa Swap Deals are Happening”
After I published the story yesterday on the evolution of China's Resource-for-Infrastructure deals in Africa and the emergence of new financing models, known as "Sino-Africa Swap" deals, I wanted to get some additional perspective to find out if this is something that's actually happening or if ...
New Data Confirms China’s Transsion Holdings’ Near-Total Dominance of the African Phone Market
International Data Corporation released third-quarter African mobile phone market data that revealed near-total dominance by Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings in both the smartphone and feature phone markets. Overall, African mobile phone growth remained solid with smartphone shipments up 4% in the last quarter and the total overall market-topping ...
No One Should Be Surprised That a Major Chinese Aid Project is Being Built in an African Leader’s Hometown
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari led a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this week for a new $50 million transportation university in Daura, Katsina State. The primary objective of the new school will be to train Nigeria's railway engineers to operate a growing number of rail lines that the Chinese ...
If First Lady Aisha Buhari is so Keen to Follow China’s Example, Then Why Not Go All the Way, Suggests Nigeria’s Twitterverse
First Lady's Aisha Buhari's endorsement of the controversial social media and her comparison with internet control in China provoked a passionate response on Twitter. Accountant Obinna Nwosu's tweet suggesting other ways Nigeria can follow China's example received more than 1,500 likes and hundreds of retweets.
Growing Outrage in Nigeria Over Social Media Bill and First Lady’s Suggestion to Emulate China
Anger is mounting in Nigeria over the prospect of a Chinese-style social media bill that would regulate speech on the Internet. Activists turned to Twitter to vent their frustration over the bill and last week's comments by First Lady Aisha Buhari who suggested that if China can ...
Chinese and African Agriculture Have a Lot More in Common Than Most People Think
It's counterintuitive to a lot of people, but Chinese and African agriculture has a lot more in common with one another than many first expect. For the most part, both are dominated by small family farms that have to battle mightily ...
Q&A: Growing Demand in Africa for China’s Private Security Contractors
Three Chinese miners in the Southwestern Nigerian state of Osun were kidnapped at gunpoint last week, with one reportedly shot while trying to flee. Although all three hostages were released a few days later, the abduction once again reminded Chinese stakeholders across the continent as to ...
Nigeria, Zimbabwe Move Forward With Controversial Chinese-Inspired Social Media Laws
Nigeria's First Lady, Aisha Buhari, said the time has come to regulate social media and online content and that the spread of lies and fake news is "getting completely out of hand.” In a speech on Friday to the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, the First Lady ...