The Week Ahead

Protest season is back

August 03, 2024 SBM Intelligence

First, apologies for the less than 100% quality of this recording. Nigeria has been experiencing poor network connectivity for some days now, allegedly to prevent protestors from communicating and organising, and it is to the protests we turn to first. Nigeria is currently engulfed in waves of protests, causing unrest and deaths. What are the roots of these protests? 

Next, despite President Tinubu's directive for the NNPCL to sell crude oil locally to the Dangote refinery, the future of the oil industry is still fraught with challenges. What is the problem?

Finally, in Ghana, a landmark legal decision criminalising same-sex relations has sent shockwaves through the country, especially the global LGBTQ+ community. We explore the implication of this colonial-era law on human rights in the West African country.

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