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Jun
27
2023
By The African Mirror
As Nigeria scraps fuel subsidy, a vibrant black market collapses

As Nigeria scraps fuel subsidy, a vibrant black market collapses

NEWS
DESIRE DANGA ESSIGUE THINGS have been topsy turvy lately on the roadsides of West African nations where cheap contraband petrol from Nigeria has abruptly doubled in price, upending an informal sector that is central to the region's economic activity. Since Nigeria scrapped a state fuel subsidy on May 31, black market fuel vendors and commercial drivers in Cameroon, Benin and Togo who were heavily reliant on petrol smuggled from Nigeria have seen their businesses collapse. With supplies dwindling, queues have been forming at official petrol stations, where fuel is now competitively priced. In Garoua, a town in northwest Cameroon about…
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Feb
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Four West African nations get $311 million from World Bank for renewables

Four West African nations get $311 million from World Bank for renewables

NEWS
THE World Bank has signed an agreement with four West and Central African nations worth $311 million to fund renewable energy projects. The funds will finance around 106 megawatts (MW) of solar power generation capacity with battery energy and storage systems, and a 41 MW expansion of hydroelectric capacity. The countries are Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo and Chad. The funds will support electricity distribution and transmission interventions. A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo/File Photo Sierra…
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Jan
20
2023
By The African Mirror
JOLLOF RICE WAR: Senegal beats Ghana and Nigeria to the title

JOLLOF RICE WAR: Senegal beats Ghana and Nigeria to the title

LIFESTYLE
THE authorship – and therefore origins – of jollof rice (called ceebu jën in Senegal according to the Wolof spelling) is the subject of a spicy debate between West African nations. In particular, Senegalese, Nigerians and Ghanaians claim ownership. And each believes their recipe surpasses all others. In a bid to settle the issue, we explored the subject in our book. In it, we point out the “Senegality” of this dish. The word jollof refers to an ancient kingdom that was a part of Senegal between the 12th and 13th centuries. Author FATIMA FALL NIANG, Directrice du Centre de recherche…
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Jun
12
2021
By The African Mirror
INSIGHT-With military victory elusive, W.African nations quietly back talks with Islamists

INSIGHT-With military victory elusive, W.African nations quietly back talks with Islamists

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
THIAM NDIAGA and AARON ROSS TWO years after local emir Djibril Diallo fled his home in northern Burkina Faso following death threats from Islamist militants, he received an unexpected request: to return and take part in peace talks with the same people who wanted him dead. Adama Ouedraogo, deputy mayor of Diallo's hometown of Thiou, called him in January to help negotiate an end to years of attacks by jihadists against local militias and civilians that forced thousands of people to flee the area. "I told them that if everyone was sincere, I could return," said Diallo, a traditional chief…
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