A Publication on West Africa Horizon Scanning, A Project of Centre For Democracy Development in West Africa

June 2012: Cross Border Trade

Women hold the short end of the stick on many fronts. They are the major producers of food in the rural areas, though incomes, land use and taxation systems are skewed against them.

Scheme alleviates transport burden on Lagos’ urban poor

June 2012: Cross Border Trade Issue

At the moment, the Lagos BRT is carrying about 200,000 people a day. Following 100 days of launching the scheme, it had conveyed 9.7 million passengers and in its first 6 months of operation a total of 29 million people had driven in its buses. Read more...

Esoko and the future of agriculture in West Africa

June 2012: Cross Border Trade Issue

Built in Accra, Ghana, by a young and energetic team, Esoko is a new idea that’s challenging businesses, projects and individuals to do more with mobile and to think differently about how they communicate2. Using mobile phones Read more...

The trouble with our education is that we do not realise we are in trouble

June 2012: Cross Border Trade Issue

Over the coming years, many youths who do get into the Universities would be confronted with rapists, robbers, cultism, exam malpractices and grade-fixing cartels, sex-for-grades, Read more...

SPECIAL REPORT: Cross Border Trade and Women in West Africa

June 2012: Cross Border Trade Issue

It has been established that African women’s contribution forms a critical part of the global women’s movement. Africa’s women’s brilliance, creativity, hard work, commitment and Read more...

CONVERSATION: Fibre optic, theatres will transform Nollywood-- Prof Haynes

June 2012: Cross Border Trade Issue

A conversation with Jonathan Haynes is a professor in love with Nigeria’s home video industry. Read more...

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