Fake medicines have become a critical issue with an impact measured in human lives. While fake medicines are ubiquitous, the situation is worse in developing countries. 

With only 20 percent of the well over 300,000 kilometres of road in Nigeria paved and in good motorable condition, the state of the roads infrastructure in the country is not only critical but also worrisome. It is critical and worrisome because the importance of roads in any economy cannot be over-emphasised.

Raising capital is the biggest constraint facing private equity firms seeking to invest in potential projects in sub-Saharan Africa, the chairman of Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital said.

Climate change has become a global concern with harmful effects as seasonal cycles are disrupted. For example, food production and water supply are adversely affected by the effects of climate change.