Africa: Obasanjo, Falola Endorse Oyeyinka’s New Book As Roadmap for Africa’s Industrialisation

Africa: Obasanjo, Falola Endorse Oyeyinka’s New Book As Roadmap for Africa’s Industrialisation

Funmi Ogundare Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and renowned historian, Toyin Falola, have hailed a new book written by Development Economist, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, describing it as a practical blueprint for Africa’s long-awaited industrial renaissance. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, a former Senior Special Adviser on Industrialisation to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), recently unveiled ‘The Quest…

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Africa: Obasanjo, Falola Endorse Oyeyinka’s New Book As Roadmap for Africa’s Industrialisation

West Africa Launches Roadmap to Boost Access to Lassa Fever Vaccines

The roadmap was developed under the leadership of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), with support from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), as part of efforts to strengthen epidemic preparedness and vaccine equity across the sub-region. West African countries have launched a regional framework aimed at ensuring equitable access to Lassa fever vaccines…

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West Africa Takes Historic Step Toward Lassa Fever Vaccine Access With Launch of First End-to-End Roadmap

West Africa Takes Historic Step Toward Lassa Fever Vaccine Access With Launch of First End-to-End Roadmap

West Africa has today, 3rd February 2026, marked a major milestone in regional health security with the official launch of the Lassa Fever End-to-End (E2E) Access Roadmap for West Africa, a first-of-its-kind, regionally-led framework designed to ensure equitable access to safe and effective Lassa fever vaccines once they become available. The roadmap was developed with…

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Africa: Obasanjo, Falola Endorse Oyeyinka’s New Book As Roadmap for Africa’s Industrialisation

Africa: Accelerating Universal Health Coverage in the Digital Age – The Roadmap to 2030

Over the past two decades, the world has witnessed remarkable progress in global health. Since the early 2000s, millions more people have gained access to essential services; maternal and child mortality have declined dramatically; access to HIV treatment has transformed lives and life expectancy; and communities have benefited from historic investments in primary health care….

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Africa Sets Course for Affordable, Quality Medicines With New 10-Year Roadmap

Africa Sets Course for Affordable, Quality Medicines With New 10-Year Roadmap

Pretoria — African leaders and global partners have agreed on a bold 10-year regional vision to redesign how essential health products are financed, produced, and delivered, marking a major step toward ensuring that everyone in the African Region can access affordable, quality-assured medicines and health technologies. Meeting at the Blue-Sky Visioning and Think Tank Workshop…

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Africa: Obasanjo, Falola Endorse Oyeyinka’s New Book As Roadmap for Africa’s Industrialisation

Africa: WHO Africa Endorses Roadmap for Safeguarding Communities in Health Emergency Operations

Pretoria — The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region, Member States and partners have agreed on a roadmap to protect communities during public health emergencies, becoming the first region to formally establish systems that hold both governments and WHO jointly accountable for preventing and addressing sexual misconduct in their shared operations. The milestone–designed,…

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Africa: Obasanjo, Falola Endorse Oyeyinka’s New Book As Roadmap for Africa’s Industrialisation

Africa: Ghibconverge 2025 Outlines Bold Roadmap for Africa’s Commodity and Trade Finance Transformation

67 Cheapside, City of London — Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African commodity trade and finance. The event, held in the City of London from 6-8 August 2025, brought together policymakers, financiers, commodity executives, legal specialists,…

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