CIVICUS speaks with Matthew Renshaw, a partner at a UK law firm that represents Nigerian communities taking legal action against Shell over environmental damage caused by its operations in the Niger Delta. Two Nigerian communities, Bille and Ogale, are suing Shell in the UK over decades of oil spills in the Niger Delta that have…
Across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, businesses are in a constant race to evolve. Markets shift, customer expectations rise, legacy systems groan under the weight of new demands, and somehow you’re expected to keep delivering – faster, smarter and more securely than ever before. We’ve seen the pressure first hand. The chief technology officer…
When Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesn’t begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps. She returns, over and over, to a single image: that of a ten-year-old girl – standing on the edge of adolescence,…
Legacy network usage remains high in SA, and the path to shut down 2G and 3G networks is complicated. New market analysis signals a challenge for South Africa’s operators and cellphone users, if plans to sunset 2G and 3G networks by December 2027 forge ahead. This is according to Opensignal, which states South African smartphone…
Modernisation is a risk management strategy. From rising maintenance overhead to lost innovation potential, legacy technology is more than just old – it’s risky. Many large enterprises still run critical operations on legacy systems. These platforms have proven their resilience, but they come with hidden costs and risks that are increasingly difficult to ignore: Legacy…
Abuja, Nigeria — When Professor Benedict Oramah joined the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in 1994 as a young chief analyst, few could have foreseen that he would devote more than three decades to the institution–culminating in a transformative presidency that redefined its mission and expanded its impact across the continent. On June 28, during Afreximbank’s…
