How are the Cradle Principles on Knowledge Governance relevant to Traditional Knowledge in Africa?
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Did you know that small farmers’ access to agri-food data can impact food security on a global scale?
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The Open AIR network has collected data in numerous African innovation settings over the past decade, and has developed a four-pillar taxonomy of scaling practices.
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Read about how Nollywood’s persistent openness has contributed to its success at local, national, continental and global levels.
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Feb. 21, 2021: Israel introduced “green passes” – evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or presumed immunity after recovery from the disease. This certificate is also known as an immunity passport.
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Africa’s fate is precarious in the face of COVID-19. It is the last continent to be affected by COVID-19 following the arrival of the contagion in Egypt and Nigeria in February 2020.
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Except perhaps South Africa, credible statistics on the extent of the COVID-19 infection in African countries are lacking. So far, African countries could not sustain two full months of lockdown.
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As an African and a Canadian, I inhabit an observatory. I am a resident in two worlds of blunt contrasts. On a good note, those contrasts offer privileged lessons on the richness and complexity of the human experience, of our world.
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The Third Industrial Revolution (3IR) provided perhaps the most significant insights into Africa’s potential to fast-track its march to sustainable development.
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The entrepreneurial uptake of computer technology and the increasing digitisation have made Africa a source of intellectual power in the digital sphere.
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For judiciary watchers and stakeholders in the administration of Justice, Oke’s tenure had no dull moment.
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Africa is the youngest and fastest growing continent. How can the continent harness this incredible potential which could readily flip into unprecedented tragedy if not well-managed?
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As it embarks on another five-year periodic review of the Copyright Act, Canada has an opportunity to reflect on its copyright regime in light of the gaps that exist between it and Indigenous creative works.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron privately told Queen Elizabeth II that Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt” while hosting President Muhammadu Buhari. My impression is that Her Majesty may have a better sense of history than Cameron.
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Forging national unity has been a perennial challenge to Nigeria’s evolution as a country. Since independence from Britain 56 years ago, the country continues to weather severe existential storms that strike at its very core.
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Nigeria’s security challenges continue to escalate. While the Boko Haram insurgence keeps mutating, kidnappings and hostage taking for ransom rise in competition as side dishes in the main course of the country’s rise in terrorism profile.
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The global South is full of diverse biological and genetic resources. It’s also home to most of the world’s Indigenous communities. This is why developing countries are sensitive about protecting their genetic resources and traditional knowledge.
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Nigeria’s tertiary education industry is increasingly competitive for all stakeholders. Several actors in the religious, secular and various local and international partnerships or consortia have entered the tertiary education sector with visible impact.
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