When tax incentives are not strictly defined in legislation and enforced, Sibanda says investors and big companies exploit the system.
Adegboyega warned that authoritarian regimes are not alone in this practice. Democratic governments, he said, now justify surveillance under the banner of national security, which continues to alarm civil society actors and watchdog groups.
Lanre-Peter explained that African unity is a catalyst for economic integration, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff policy.
Omono said not all states are empowered to fully commit to it and ensure that they are implementing it to their advantage.
Recently, citizens in East African Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania dubbed the region ‘Abductistan,’ a colloquial reference to the growing trend of forced disappearances.
Experts attribute South Africa’s transformative success to private sector investment in renewable energy. An initiative linked to its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP).
Economic reforms foisted by state governments affected economies across the continent.
The most repressed country remains a silenced nation where expressing dissent often leads to persecution, torture, or disappearance, and citizens are left disconnected from the world through heavy internet censorship.
Several African countries have a similar habit of protectionism, especially the act of restricting imports in favour of local products. But this is at the detriment of consumers who could have enjoyed lower prices of goods.
As the Dangote Refinery rolls out refined petroleum, NNPC recognises the potential of private sector efficiency and moves to sell two of its four refineries.
Dangote refinery has signalled that private sector involvement in the oil and gas industry can attract unimaginable investments and create employment opportunities for Nigerians.
With privatisation, Nigeria could turn its struggling teaching hospitals around.
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