Transport union kingpin, Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo (photo rights reserved)

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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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Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala is Jeune Afrique’s correspondent in the DRC (All rights reserved).

FREE STANIS

DRC: Our colleague Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala is refused bail Our correspondent in the DRC is accused of “spreading false rumours”. His lawyers had appealed against his remand in custody.

Kenya’s President William Ruto at State House in Nairobi. One of his allies wants to extend presidential term limits. (Reuters/Monicah Mwangi)

Extension dissention

Kenya: Uproar as Ruto’s ally pushes for term limit extension Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei wants the Kenyan constitution amended to extend the presidential term limit from the current five to seven years.

stable connection

DRC: Orange, Airtel oversee Meta’s 2Africa cable The two operators have formed a joint venture Mawezi, which will oversee the management of the optical fibre cable landing station in Muanda, near the...

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

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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In Depth

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

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In Depth

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 sl...

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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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OPINION

OPINION

The Barons of the West African fertiliser trade

The Barons of the West African fertiliser trade

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