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Softer Loans

Blended finance: A solution for Rwanda’s entrepreneurs?

Our review of David Poole’s book 'Entrepreneurs and SMEs in Rwanda: The Model Pupil Paradox' prompted a full postbag of reader feedback. ...

Naming names

DRC: Former PM Ponyo implicated in the Bukanga Lonzo scandal

The DRC’s 'inspection générale des finances' (IGF) has identified several key figures – including Joseph Kabila's former prime minister ... Augustin Matata Ponyo – involved in the disappearance of more than $205m for the Bukanga Lonzo agroindustrial park project.

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vaccine hesitancy

Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination woes present a pandemic paradox

One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, African countries are staring at a daunting new triple challenge: vaccine shortage, vaccine hesitancy, and ... perception of dwindling virus risk.

united we stand

‘The two Cameroons have still not been reunited’ says Paul Ayah Abine

Cameroon's Paul Ayah Abine, a former member of President Paul Biya’s RDPC, has experienced political pressure and prison. Officially retired ... from politics, he remains convinced that Anglophones and Francophones can live together peacefully in Cameroon.

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gulf flows

Qatar to launch $2bn infrastructure fund for SSA, Ouattara tapped to lead it

Naming names

DRC: Former PM Ponyo implicated in the Bukanga Lonzo scandal

tune boom

How Chinese, Kenyan, and Swedish Music streaming Apps are battling it out in Africa

gulf flows

Qatar to launch $2bn infrastructure fund for SSA, Ouattara tapped to lead it

Naming names

DRC: Former PM Ponyo implicated in the Bukanga Lonzo scandal

tune boom

How Chinese, Kenyan, and Swedish Music streaming Apps are battling it out in Africa

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From hero to zero

Morocco: Masen CEO Mustapha Bakkoury’s fall from grace

After 20 years of state service, Mustapha Bakoury now finds himself at the heart of a judicial investigation linked to his management of Masen, ... a Moroccan solar agency specialised in renewable energy.

shaking up

Lourenço’s Angola: The winners, the losers and the escape artists

João Lourenço’s ascension to the presidency put an end to the influence of Isabel dos Santos, Manuel Vicente and General Kopelipa, yet other ... figures had managed to stay put after a regime change. Read on for a quick overview of the post-Dos Santos political landscape.

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succession planning

Uganda: Museveni’s son Muhoozi being manoeuvred into place

Birthdays rarely trend on social media in Uganda. But when Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ... turned 47 on Sunday 24 April 2021, a hashtag celebrating his birthday went viral all weekend. Many who sent him birthday wishes added this line: “my next president 2026” or “my next Commander in Chief.”

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Paris conference key for Sudan’s transition and unlocking its economy

Sudan will be in the international spotlight on 17 May at a high-level conference in Paris hosted by President Emmanuel Macron in support of ... its fledgling democratic transition. This important moment is intended to signal Sudan’s reintegration into the international community, following its removal from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) in 2020. It is also an opportunity for Sudan to rebrand itself and tell the world that it is open for business.

intimidate or remove

Liberia: Why did George Weah’s bodyguard commit suicide?

A string of mysterious deaths of officials with links to the Liberian presidency under George Weah, has sparked confusion and fear in the country. ...

Strikes, drought, action

Algeria dinar devaluation sparks fresh wave of social unrest

Falling oil revenues, unemployment, inflation, falling purchasing power... Anger is growing among Algeria’s population, which is calling for ... more strikes and demonstrations against its government.

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