Former President Olusegun Obasanjo recounted how his administration pushed Aliko Dangote to shift from importing cement to local production, saying the policy helped drive the businessman’s expansion into cement manufacturing across Africa. Obasanjo recalled that the effort began in 2003, when Nigeria had been producing cement for decades but still relied heavily on imports. In …
Former leaders, global figures honour Kenya’s opposition icon as Obasanjo, Obama pay tribute Thousands of mourners, relatives, and dignitaries gathered in Bondo, western Kenya, on Sunday to bid farewell to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was laid to rest near his ancestral home by Lake Victoria. The burial followed a week of national mourning …
Africa’s economic sovereignty is again under the spotlight following former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s warning against over-reliance on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. The ex-president’s comments, made at the Intra-Africa Trade Fair in Algeria, have sparked widespread debate, drawing reactions from economists, civil society actors, and ordinary Nigerians. “The World Bank is not …
