By Dr. Michael O. Omoruyi Africa is not poor in people, ideas, or resources. What it has lacked—too often and for too long—is unity anchored in competent, ethical leadership. Across the continent, millions of young Africans are not migrating because they hate their homelands; they are leaving because systems have ...

By Dr. Michael O. Omoruyi | For iNewsAfrica Africa is not lacking vision. It is overflowing with it. What the continent lacks is the courage to fully release that vision into the hands of the generation prepared to carry it forward. Across Africa and its global diaspora, a new generation ...

BREAKING NEWS | iNewsAfrica Former Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been appointed co-chair of a newly launched international coalition aimed at redefining global development cooperation, marking a significant moment for Africa’s growing influence in global policy conversations. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum ...

By Dr. Michael O. Omoruyi | iNewsAfrica Africa’s development challenge is not a mystery. It is measurable, persistent, and painfully obvious: unreliable electricity. No continent can industrialize, create mass employment, or compete globally while running on generators. This is why Aliko Dangote, Africa’s most influential industrialist, should see power generation ...

By Dr. Michael O. OmoruyiFor iNewsAfrica Ghana’s development and deployment of the AeriusPro, a locally built advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), may not dominate global headlines, but it marks a consequential shift in Africa’s security and technological narrative. At a time when many African nations remain dependent on foreign military ...

By Dr. Michael OmoruyiiNewsAfrica Op-Ed Across Africa today, millions of young people wake up to a world that feels stacked against them — scarce jobs, broken systems, weak leadership, and economies that seem designed to frustrate rather than uplift. Too many are told, directly or indirectly, that their dreams are ...

An iNewsAfrica Op-Ed by Dr. Michael Omoruyi While other world leaders are busy growing their economies, strengthening institutions, and preparing their nations for the future, too many African leaders appear to be doing the opposite. At a time when global leadership is defined by economic foresight and disciplined governance, Africa’s ...

By Dr. Michael Omoruyi | For publication on the iNewsAfrica Op-Ed Page Dear African Heads of State, Policy Makers, and Custodians of Our Collective Future, Africa is once again standing at a historic crossroads. The age of physical colonization is long behind us, and the era of mineral and oil ...

An Op-Ed for iNewsAfricaBy Dr. Michael Omoruyi History has not been kind to Africa’s monuments—especially those that challenge the tired narrative that great civilizations only rose elsewhere. Few examples prove this more powerfully than the Benin Moat, known locally as Iya, a colossal network of earthworks that once encircled ancient ...

By Dr. Michael Omoruyi | iNewsAfrica Africa’s development crisis is often blamed solely on corrupt political leaders—and rightly so. From embezzled public funds to weak institutions and policy inconsistency, leadership failure has exacted a heavy toll on the continent. Yet, focusing only on leaders tells an incomplete story. Africa’s underdevelopment ...