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Market discipline will prevail in the US

It is worth remembering that Trump’s early attacks on the Fed’s independence already backfired. US stocks sank, bond yields spiked, and Trump stopped threatening to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell. COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | Since US President Donald Trump’s election last year, I have argued that at least some of his policies …

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Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria

What this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users COMMENT | TOLU OLAREWAJU & JAGANNADHA PAWAN TAMVADA | Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totalling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. The fines were imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection …

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Taking the vaccine jab

Why young Africans are hesitant about them and what might change their minds COMMENT | OLUWASEYI DOLAPO SOMEFUN & MARISA CASALE | Vaccines have proved to be one of the most effective tools in fighting infectious diseases, but convincing people to get vaccinated can be tough. Especially young people. During the …

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Let’s make cities and communities bird-friendly

Building bird friendly cities and communities is a shared responsibility, and we all can make a difference COMMENT | ALEX NGARI | Every year, the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) to raise awareness about birds and the plight they face while migrating along routes known as flyways. Annually, millions …

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The crisis of impressions in Uganda

When packaging overshadows service delivery, the leadership fails to confront the full stench of dysfunction and act COMMENT | OKUMU MIKE IBRAHIM | In recent times, I have come to better understand why many frontier organisations such as the Economic Policy Research Center now prefer to observe prospective employees—through internships, …

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