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Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi, in September 2019

Big Brother

DRC seeks US help with Rwanda and the M23 rebels

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is turning to Washington for help in its escalating conflict with neighbouring Rwanda. ...

back in action

South Africa: Five African documentaries to watch at the Encounters International Festival

The Encounters South African International Documentary Festival returns to theatres for the first time in two years, with in-person screenings ... taking place across venues in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Perhaps the most prestigious festival on the continent for documentary films, the 24th edition of Encounters offers a whopping 53 titles – shorts and features inclusive. It runs from 23 June to 3 July 2022.

South Africa graft inquiry hand over final investigation report

credibility questions

South Africa: Zondo report shows Ramaphosa didn’t do enough to stop the rot

Findings contained in the final report of South Africa's inquiry into the large-scale corruption under former president Jacob Zuma's watch asserts ... that President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was Zuma's deputy at the time, didn't do enough to stop the rot. It also implicates the entire governing ANC in state capture.

daily incidents

Nigeria: Contrary to President Buhari’s claims, insecurity is rampant

Despite the federal government’s claims to the contrary, insecurity in Nigeria is on the rise, with kidnappings for ransom taking place daily ... across the country. This week in particular further shone a light on increasing security concerns.

MASSACRE RE-RUNS

Sudan: Back story of junta’s killing field tactics haunts Darfur region

The leaders of Sudan’s military junta, General Abdel-Fattah al Burhan and the General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemeti’ are accused of trying ... to exploit a new upsurge of violence in Darfur for their political advantage this year.

Spaces for opportunity

Ousmane Diagana (World Bank): “We do not discourage all subsidies”

Ousmane Diagana, the West and Central Africa vice-president of the World Bank explains the Bretton Woods institution's positioning and priorities ... on the continent. In this long interview, he pushes back against the familiar critique of rigidity and economic orthodoxy.

Heads of government from Commonwealth nations meet in the Rwandan capital Kigali

Welcome back?

Will Zimbabwe be readmitted to the Commonwealth?

Zimbabwe’s application to be re-admitted to the Commonwealth is in the spotlight at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which ... is taking place this week in Kigali, Rwanda.

DRC seeks US help with Rwanda and the M23 rebels

credibility questions

South Africa: Zondo report shows Ramaphosa didn’t do enough to stop the rot

Spaces for opportunity

Ousmane Diagana (World Bank): “We do not discourage all subsidies”

Big Brother

DRC seeks US help with Rwanda and the M23 rebels

credibility questions

South Africa: Zondo report shows Ramaphosa didn’t do enough to stop the rot

Spaces for opportunity

Ousmane Diagana (World Bank): “We do not discourage all subsidies”

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distinct style

Kenneth Gyang is making Nigerian films, but for a global audience

In May, Netflix scored its biggest Nigerian hit with the original title, Blood Sisters. The gripping thriller about two best friends on the ... run from the law, and the mighty reach of an influential family, has since hit over 20 million hours, becoming a global favourite. The key to its success? Not playing to a particular genre, says co-director Kenneth Gyang.

glint of discord

China-Angola: Is the Catoca idyll coming to an end?

The joint venture China Sonangol, which holds almost a 20% stake in Angola’s main gemstone deposit, has had its stake blocked. Its name has ... been cited in several cases of suspected corruption.

new build

Why Gabon and Togo asked to join the Commonwealth

Gabon and Togo will be officially admitted to the organisation on 24 June, a move with potential economic benefits for both countries. ... />

Egyptian student becomes a teacher for children during COVID-19

Skills Revolution

Honoris United Universities seeks Western standard of education in new African markets

Africa’s largest private higher education network Honoris United Universities plans to expand in Egypt, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire, Chief Growth ... and Strategy Officer Laura Kakon tells The Africa Report.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a Reuters interview in Mogadishu

Sheikh it up

Return of the Sheiks: What next for Somalia and the United Arab Emirates?

Somalia's President Hassan Sheik Mohamud return to office after five years out of power has shaken up Somali politics and geopolitics of the ... Horn. But, Hassan is not the only one making a return to Mogadishu. After withdrawing aid and military cooperation in 2018, the United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) – backed by Saudi Arabia – has slowly been mending ties with Mogadishu. What will this mean for Somalia? And what are the implications for the Horn?

grim warning

Ethiopia: Inside the Oromia massacre – ‘There were corpses everywhere’

Oromo-speaking gunmen massacred hundreds of unarmed civilians in Ethiopia's Oromia region on 18 June - part of a broader cycle of ethnic-based ... killings in the country’s western periphery, whose victims have been Oromo, Amhara, Gumuz and Sinaasha.

Rachel Kéké won her seat in the 7th constituency of Val-de-Marne in Sunday's French legislative elections © Bruno LEVY/DIVERGENCE

'I am a warrior'

Rachel Kéké: Meet the Franco-Ivorian chambermaid on her way to the French parliament

For two long years, she was the spokesperson for the strike against the Accor hotel group. On 19 June, this determined Franco-Ivorian woman ran ... in French legislative elections for Jean-Luc Mélenchon's left-wing party, and is now an elected member of parliament.

A man raises a ballot paper during the counting of governorship and state assembly election results in Lagos

money buys all

Nigeria 2023: Will the Presidential election go to the highest bidder?

Voters in the recently concluded Ekiti State governorship election sold their ballot for about $11 each, a development observers believe is a ... bad omen ahead of the crucial 2023 Presidential election in Africa’s largest democracy.

demographic exceptionalism

Africa: Carbon emissions play a central role in current economic crisis

Stratospheric statistics and serial superlatives can still cut through – even in this age deluged by data. For some, today’s omnicrisis, ... born of the pandemic and the ensuing geopolitical clash over Moscow’s war on Ukraine, might seem to rival the great crash of 1929, which also followed a pandemic amid heightened geopolitical rivalries.

too much power

Tanzania: After resisting, ruling party now wants to amend the constitution

Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) announced this week that it “insists” on amending the constitution, thereby reforming ... the country.

Group of young men who say they are victims of police injustices in Korogocho slums in Nairobi, Kenya, September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

young nation

Kenya: How will the low number of young voters play out in August?

Although 22.1 million voters are registered for Kenya’s general polls in August, up from 19.6 million five years ago, only 39.84% of those ... voters are young people, says Wafula Chebukati, chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The polls body blames the low figures on economic hardships and corruption in the country that has discouraged the youth from engaging in the electoral process.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga greet supporters of his ZANU PF party at a rally in Murombedzi

Power struggle

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa braces for potential challenge from his VP Chiwenga

Zimbabwe politics are shaping up to be fairly competitive as President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces not only a spirited opponent from the opposition, ... but also a potential challenge from his own Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga.

Deep Drill

Guinea: Predictive Discovery expects gold resource increase at Bankan as Blackrock invests

Australian exploration and mining company Predictive Discovery anticipates that the gold resource at its Bankan project in Guinea will increase ... as further tests are carried out, managing director Andrew Pardey tells The Africa Report.

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