Nigeria’s minister of Finance, Wale Edun

liquid confidence

Subscriber Nigeria FinMin: ‘No ending oil subsidies without fixing naira’

Finance Minister Wale Edun speaks to The Africa Report about his mission to reassure investors about Nigeria’s commitment to economic reforms.

General Oligui Nguema was sworn in as Gabon’s president of the transition on 4 September 2023 in Libreville. ©AFP

great expectations

[Exclusive] Gabon’s Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema: ‘This is not a coup d’état, but an act of liberation’ In an exclusive interview in Libreville, General Oligui Nguema, transitional head of Gabon, told us he would liberate the people and turn the page on ...

© Copy of film still, I Do Not come to You By Chance, with Blossom Chukwujekwu (L) and Paul Nnadiekwe (R) , directed by Ishaya Bako.

family saga

Film director Ishaya Bako adapts a modern Nigerian classic Few Nigerian novels have been as popular or as beloved as I Do Not Come to You by Chance and it receives a stellar film treatment by Ishaya Bako.

Senegalese rapper Nitdoff. ©Nitdoff’s Facebook page

activist rapper

Nitdoff, Senegal’s rap legend, still in prison From Louga to Paris, imprisoned Senegalese hip-hop legend Nitdoff is a symbol of freedom of expression.

THE AFRICA REPORT N°124

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MANUFACTURING

Dive into our special dossiers on Investing in East Africa, and Africa's industrialization drive.

KENYA

President William Ruto talks to us about what a fair deal over climate change would look like for Africa.  

ZAMBIA

President Hakainde Hichilema pops the lid on his reform programme and invites us inside.

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Tension is mounting between Assimi Goïta’s junta and the former Azawad rebellion (©Jeune Afrique montage: Malian presidency; Souleymane Ag Anara/AFP)

Broken agreement

Mali: Why northern rebels have taken up arms… again In northern Mali, clashes have resumed between the army and former independence rebels.

African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

'immense opportunity'

How East Africa’s investment drive trickles down the rest of continent The whole continent is bound to benefit from the East African region’s impressive run.

School resumption in Nigeria amid the coronavirus-disease (COVID-19) outbreak © Students in Abuja, Nigeria, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Don't Know Your Customer

Nigeria: OmniIndex plans nationwide roll-out of Blockchain education data storage California-based OmniIndex aims to use its Google partnership to roll out Blockchain for educational data across Nigeria and Africa.

OPINION

How East Africa’s investment drive trickles down the rest of continent

The whole continent is bound to benefit from the East African region’s impressive run.

Institutional investors key to unlocking economic development

If Africa is to become better insulated from global economic upheaval, it will need to tap into a local investor base.

No, Mr. Tshisekedi, a democracy does not imprison journalists

The imprisonment of Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, our correspondent in Kinshasa, is a severe breach of the press freedom that the Congolese president claims to champion.

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OPINION

How East Africa’s investment drive trickles down the rest of continent

The whole continent is bound to benefit from the East African region’s impressive run.

Institutional investors key to unlocking economic development

If Africa is to become better insulated from global economic upheaval, it will need to tap into a local investor base.

No, Mr. Tshisekedi, a democracy does not imprison journalists

The imprisonment of Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, our correspondent in Kinshasa, is a severe breach of the press freedom that the Congolese president claims to champion.

Change your outlook

in Depth

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The Barons of the West African fertiliser trade

As the cornerstone of the agricultural sector, the supply of fertilisers represents a strategic market that brings together a few key players and a slew of other operators with great ambitions. But does anyone have a monopoly of this market in West Africa?

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political power

The Barons of the West African fertiliser trade Pivotal to the agricultural sector, the supply of fertiliser represents a strategic market, which brings together a few major players and a host of ot...

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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...

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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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Nigeria’s new Governors We introduce a selection of the 18 new governors in Nigeria

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How Kagame does business in Africa Crystal Ventures, the holding company owned by the presidential party that has become an indispensable economic actor in Rwanda. It is now expanding t...

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

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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...

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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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The Barons of the West African fertiliser trade

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