Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams, StateCraft Inc. co-founders and authors of the new book How to Win Elections in Africa: Parallels with Donald Trump, continued their tour around the United States of America with stops at the Harvard University, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and in Atlanta, Georgia on the 25, 28, and 29 November respectively.

There are three sides of every story, they say: The story of the “right”, the story of the “left” and the true story. In history, there are no true stories- only the story according to the writer of it.

Pope Francis on Thursday denounced the murder of innocent women and children as the “horrid face” of war as he presided at a special prayer service for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Continental Free Trade Area, CFTA. will reposition Africa’s economy and bring together fifty-four African countries with a combined population of more than one  billion people and a combined gross  domestic product of  over $3.4 trillion, United Nation Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO, Representative and Regional Director Mr. Jan Bakole has said.

THE Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Chad, Niger and ECOWAS, Eric Mayoraz and a non-governmental organization, International Network for Corporate Social Responsibility, INCSR, have advocated for better Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, practice for development in Africa.

Super Eagles star, Victor Moses says he is working hard in his bid to become the best player in Africa. The Chelsea right wing-back has been nominated for two prestigious awards, Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Player of the Year and BBC’s African Player of the Year prizes.

The African continent will this weekend stand still in anticipation as the third and last round of African qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup draws to a close.

Foremost branding and reputation management outfit Zenera Consulting emerged the ‘most inspiring agency for 2017’ at the 7th edition of the MarketingWorld Awards (MWA) held in Accra, Ghana recently.

At least, 650 people were killed daily in road accidents throughout Africa, Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety said on Monday at the 2017 Africa Road Safety Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the problem with Africa as a continent and her nations has never been planning but in implementation, and not in debating but in doing, adding that in executive offices and legislative chambers you would easily encounter brilliantly drafted documents and initiatives, but implementation has been the problem.

Africa must double its spending on infrastructure over the coming years, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) said on Thursday, warning that overall investment in transport, energy, water and IT/communications fell back last year.

At least two Nigerians, one from Ogun state, have been shot dead in South Africa last week, Nigerian Union in South Africa has said.

Over 400 participants, including the United States and Nigerian legislators, executives, heads of private organisation and Decision makers, among others, have met at the 2017 U.S-Nigeria Legislative and Executive Leadership forum to discuss Africa’s influences on global economy, arts and cultures, and entertainment through exchange of expertise and idea sharing and effective policy discussions to effect a truly restructured Africa and the world at large.

It was praises galore for Otunba Segun Runsewe and the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) at the closing ceremony of the 2017 African Arts & Craft Expo recently in Abuja. The 22-day long exhibition which attracted arts, crafts, and culture lovers from all over the world was formally closed by covering the lid of the AFAC calabash, a cultural innovation which replaced tape-cutting at the event.

RECENTLY, May15 to 16, 2017 to be exact, my esteemed brothers at the African Finance Corporation – Andrew Alli, Oliver Andrews, Taiwo Adeniji, etc., brought the best brains in Infrastructure Finance to Abuja for AFC live to celebrate 10 years of purpose and infrastructure financing impact in Africa. As I sat on my seat at this glittering ceremony; Acting President Osinbajo gave a most inspiring speech and clarion call for public private collaboration to address Africa’s infrastructure deficit. As I was thinking, I said Chidi if you are given an opportunity to address AFC live what would say. I then wrote this speech which I am very happy to share with all as a way of reminding all that a lot of work still needs to be done to address the parlous state of infrastructure in Africa, but there is silver lining on the horizon and it’s called Public Private Partnerships.