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Bad tenders

Subscriber Tanzania: Will Samia crack the whip on ministries over irregular deals in audit report?

Tanzanian public officials are bracing for punitive action as President Samia Suluhu Hassan signals her intent to address irregularities cited in the latest controller and auditor general report, which covers the 2021/2022 financial year.

© Zimbabwe opposition party leader Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) casts his ballot during by-elections in March 2022. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP)

caught off guard

Zimbabwe: Main opposition party CCC could run out of time as election date set week earlier Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has set 23 August for the polls, leaving Citizens Coalition for Change with only three weeks to complete its int...

© A dealer counts of Somalian currency (shillings) and U.S. dollars at an open forex bureau along Hamarweyne district of in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, January 27, 2016. SOMALIA-ECONOMY/ REUTERS/Feisal Omar

set out conditions

Somalia fights corruption for debt relief and economic transformation The Corruption Perceptions Index’s 2022 report, which ranked 180 countries, has placed Somalia at the bottom of its list. The rampant corruption in th...

raw deal

Senegal’s phosphate flagship ICS gets a new lease of life with Indorama Saved from bankruptcy by an Asian group, the Senegalese phosphate producer has regained its dynamism thanks to the Indian market.

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EXCLUSIVE RANKING

Our 24th edition of Africa's Top 500 Companies is out now; combined continental turnover is back up.

SOUTH AFRICA

Cyril Ramaphosa may not be delivering a "New Deal". Might he yet become the 'God of Small Things'?

MINERALS OF THE FUTURE

Is Africa getting a fair deal from the mines helping power the electrical revolution of the future?

GERMANY-AFRICA

Berlin races for gas as Ukraine war changes the energy equation.

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into the fray

In Côte d’Ivoire, leading fertiliser manufacturer Solevo faces tough competition Already in competition with Yara, the historical number one on the Ivorian fertiliser market is now under pressure from an aggressive new operator, th...

A motorist drives on the newly opened Expressway built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, in Nairobi, Kenya. May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

bearing the brunt

Kenya: New tax proposals will lead to job losses, groups warn More than 100,000 jobs will be lost in Kenya if the controversial and unpopular finance bill the government is proposing to increase taxes is passed, ...

ecology and spirituality

TotalEnergies: Environmentalists chain themselves to Parisian footbridge to halt EACOP On 25 May, environmental activists blocked a footbridge in Paris to protest against French group TotalEnergies’ oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania. ...

OPINION

Nigeria: Can Tinubu pleasantly surprise his critics?

Will President Bola Tinubu act on a better version of himself than his opposition fears he is? Or are concerns justified that he is not the people’s best choice?

Sudan war: ‘Foreign interests have taken precedence over will for peace,’ Albert Pahimi Padaké

If the war between Generals Burhan and Hemeti once again highlights the weakness of international conflict prevention mechanisms, it also underlines – above all – a lack of political resolve, says former prime minister of Chad, Albert Pahimi Padaké.

What if Africa tried the Chinese model to eradicate poverty?

From 2013 to 2021, nearly 100 million Chinese people broke free from poverty. So it should be possible to restore hope and dignity to millions of Africans, including many young people.

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OPINION

Nigeria: Can Tinubu pleasantly surprise his critics?

Will President Bola Tinubu act on a better version of himself than his opposition fears he is? Or are concerns justified that he is not the people’s best choice?

Sudan war: ‘Foreign interests have taken precedence over will for peace,’ Albert Pahimi Padaké

What if Africa tried the Chinese model to eradicate poverty?

From 2013 to 2021, nearly 100 million Chinese people broke free from poverty. So it should be possible to restore hope and dignity to millions of Africans, including many young people.

Change your outlook

in Depth

Top 20 Future Champions of African Tech

Fintech, e-commerce, healthtech, transportation & logistics…which sectors do the most promising African startups stand out?

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top tech

The 20 future champions of African tech: Winners, analysis…our exclusive investigation Fintech, logistics, e-commerce… Which startups from across the African continent are the main investors betting on? After our investigation into such ...

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top tech

20 African startups to watch in 2023: Our complete ranking In which sectors do the most promising African startups stand out? Which ones are best at attracting investors? The results of our exclusive investiga...

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Future winners

The African start-ups attracting investors, tomorrow’s tech champions Our survey, conducted among some 30 investors, has allowed us to precisely determine the characteristics of the continent’s start-ups that have been a...

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Africa’s Medical Brain Drain A report released by the WHO in March identified 55 countries – including 40 African countries – with significant medical staff shortages. One week la...

6 Articles

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Washington, the capital of African lobbying Handsomely compensated in order to influence the policies of American decision-makers, from Kinshasa to Ouagadougou via Tunis, this is a five-part ser...

5 Articles

In Depth

Political Capital Every month Political Capital tracks which leaders’ political stock is rising, who is on the slide, and what this means for democracy and development....

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In Depth

Timber Trafficking From Cameroon to Senegal, we investigate the layers of looting in the timber trade.

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US-AFRICA-DIPLOMACY-SUMMIT © US President Joe Biden participates in a family photo with the leaders of the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2022. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

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Africa in 2023 2023 is set to be a year of change for the continent. Soaring inflation brought on by the year-long Ukrainian war has seen many states look at options...

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Dan Gertler: God, the Congo, and him From Joseph Kabila to George W. Bush, the Israeli billionaire has been juggling business secrets and those of the powerful for two decades. We pierce ...

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