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rwanda redux

Premium badgePaul Kagame: ‘The problem is not between me and Tshisekedi’ The Rwandan president answers questions on the tensions with DRC, his probable fourth term, the recent spate of coups, and his dissatisfaction with th...
© Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the eldest son of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimb, speaks as he attends the Gabon Marathon in Libreville on December 1, 2019. AFP

Gabon: Son of ousted president held in treason, graft case Noureddin Bongo Valentin and some allies face a range of charges including misappropriation of public funds and drug trafficking.
A person stacks cases of bottles containing alcohol at an informal a brewing facility that makes fake whisky, brandy, vodka and other spirits, in Harare, Zimbabwe March 23, 2023 REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

still traditional

Premium badgeWhisky or vodka? Study reveals Africans’ alcohol consumption habits Africa’s demographic growth is whetting the appetite of alcohol sector leaders Heineken, Diageo, and AB InBev.
Italians evacuated from Niger arrive at Ciampino Airport, near Rome

Cut off

Premium badgeNiger still isolated after airports reopening Air France, Turkish Airlines and pan-African airline Asky have not returned to Niamey, despite the reopening of Niger’s skies to commercial flights ea...

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

great expectations

Premium badge[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 ...
According to Kristalina Georgieva (shown here at the Spring Meetings, April 2023), head of the IMF, 15% of low-income countries are already in a debt crisis and 40% are getting closer to it. MANDEL NGAN/AFP.

high risk

Premium badgeExplainer: How (un)sustainable Africa’s sovereign debt is Sovereign debt can be a powerful lever for economic development, provided it is used wisely. How do African countries manage to convince creditors?
© Angola President João Lourenço vs UNITA party opposition leader Adalberto Costa Júnior

MATCH OF THE WEEK

Premium badgeAngola’s Adalberto Costa Júnior keeps pressure on João Lourenço Calling for the impeachment of Angolan President Lourenço is part of the opposition’s plan while jostling for power.

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

great expectations

Premium badge[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 ...
According to Kristalina Georgieva (shown here at the Spring Meetings, April 2023), head of the IMF, 15% of low-income countries are already in a debt crisis and 40% are getting closer to it. MANDEL NGAN/AFP.

high risk

Premium badgeExplainer: How (un)sustainable Africa’s sovereign debt is Sovereign debt can be a powerful lever for economic development, provided it is used wisely. How do African countries manage to convince creditors?
© Angola President João Lourenço vs UNITA party opposition leader Adalberto Costa Júnior

MATCH OF THE WEEK

Premium badgeAngola’s Adalberto Costa Júnior keeps pressure on João Lourenço Calling for the impeachment of Angolan President Lourenço is part of the opposition’s plan while jostling for power.

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Sima Gabon Gabon’s transitional Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima in Libreville, 10 September 2023 ©AFP

two year deadline

Premium badgeGabon’s new Prime Minister Raymond Ndong Sima: ‘I hesitated’ Heading Gabon’s new government, ex-opposition member Raymond Ndong Sima has taken up his post as prime minister of the transition.
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi © Presse présidentielle RDC

press freedom

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 cla...
jad20230905-eco-rdc-compagnies-minieres-dechues-1256×628-1693996369 © The Frontier copper mine at Sakania, on the border with Zambia in Haut-Katanga province. Gwenn Dubourthoumieu for JA

huge blow

DRC: Cancelling operating rights of 29 mining companies stirs controversy The Congolese government’s decision, for which no reasons were given, raises many questions, causing great concern in localities.
United Nations headquarters in New York.

final stretch

Premium badgeUN backs Chad’s call for more aid as a precursor to democracy The UN is all in for Chad even as the US and others question the solidity of its democratic transition.
© President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend the China-Africa Leaders’ Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

Small Is Beautiful

China ramps up Africa engagement even as new lending drops Reduced volumes are not cause for alarm about the future of China-Africa relations, says Oyintarelado Moses of the Global China Initiative at the Bost...
SDG Moment at the UN General Assembly in New York

Wrong way

Premium badge10 criticisms of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals World leaders gathering in New York this week will take stock of the slow progress toward meeting the UN’s SDGs halfway to the 2030 target date.