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tracing the roots

Nigeria’s Jùjú music: A genre’s centenary timeline

Southwest Nigeria, home to millions of Yoruba people, is also home to both ancient and modern genres of music. The West African pop music known ... as Afrobeats, currently lighting up the global stage, began its 20-year journey from Lagos through London via America, and borrows irreverently from older musical traditions like Highlife, Jùjú and Fuji.

Let’s make a deal

US looks to Africa to diversify supply chain for critical minerals

The US is turning to Africa in its quest to diversify the supply chain for the strategic minerals critical to the green energy revolution. ...

rationing strategy

Egypt dims lights to maximise LNG revenue

Rising gas demand in the EU countries, which have been imposing sanctions on their main provider, Russia, on the back of the Ukraine war, has ... prompted Egypt on the other side of the Mediterranean to boost its LNG exports. Yet, its high domestic consumption and possibly insufficient infrastructure remain stumbling blocks.

feuds & division

Cameroon: Who makes up the Ambazonian government and diaspora?

Ambazonian separatists declared secession from Cameroon and celebrated the independence of Southern Cameroon on 1 October 2017. Today’s Ambazonian ... leaders remain operational from abroad, but part of a divided system. From the forefront institutions and key players, several faces stand out. Who are these key Ambazonians players ? What are their strengths ?

Royal pains

‘Queen Elizabeth II, African kings and democracy,’ Franco-Ivorian writer Véronique Tadjo

In the aftermath of the death of the UK's Queen Elizabeth II, celebrated Franco-Ivorian writer and poet Véronique Tadjo talks about the British ... monarchy, its relationship with the African continent and different power practices.

spook watch

Algeria: Who is General Chouiter, new chief spymaster for Algiers?

General Abdelaziz Nouiouet Chouiter has taken over as chief of Algeria’s military intelligence and security. We profile this field officer, ... who made his debut during the fight against terrorism in the 1990s.

Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Agany, Vice President of South Sudan, addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2022

neither east nor west

Why Africa’s leaders must engage

In the weeks leading up to this year’s United Nations General Assembly, the annual gathering of Presidents and Prime Ministers, some African ... leaders were reportedly unsure whether the flight across the Atlantic would be worth their while.

US looks to Africa to diversify supply chain for critical minerals

rationing strategy

Egypt dims lights to maximise LNG revenue

feuds & division

Cameroon: Who makes up the Ambazonian government and diaspora?

Let’s make a deal

US looks to Africa to diversify supply chain for critical minerals

rationing strategy

Egypt dims lights to maximise LNG revenue

feuds & division

Cameroon: Who makes up the Ambazonian government and diaspora?

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POWER ON DISPLAY

Uganda: Is the First Lady flying above the vice president?

Jessica Alupo, the vice president of Uganda, is ideally a representative of the power that comes with the presidency. However, the structure ... of power in Uganda has left the vice president taking assignment from the first lady. And, analysts say, any political transition in Uganda will follow a similar path.

New Dawn

Nigeria’s Starsight, South Africa’s SolarAfrica merge to scale up African renewables

Nigeria’s Starsight Energy and South African-based SolarAfrica are merging to target commercial and industrial customers across the continent. ...

break deadlock

DRC: Tshisekedi tries to win support against Rwanda at the UN

DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi is struggling to win support for his cause at the UN, to obtain diplomatic condemnation of Rwanda for alleged ... support of M23 rebels. Will he succeed?

US President Biden and South Africa's President Ramaphosa hold talks at the White House in Washington

Tough sell

US-Africa trade: Lofty goals, lagging investment

To hear the Joe Biden administration tell it, the US government is convinced Africa will be the next global economic powerhouse. ...

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed arrive for an inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa

back to the future

Eritrea plunges back into Ethiopia’s Tigray war

Eritrea has renewed its involvement in Ethiopia’s Tigray war, sending divisions across its southern border this week in what appears to be ... a major new offensive. Military and diplomatic sources tell The Africa Report that Eritrean forces are moving into strategic positions. This Eritrean ground offensive represents a serious escalation of the conflict.

Catch-22

Is Africa’s rare-earth rush a blessing or a curse?

To move away from Western dependence on China, the rare earth sector’s undisputed leader, the time has come for an all-out search for new sources ... of supply. And Africa is at the centre of this battle.

The right cards

Insurance: How AXA Africa is playing the Asia card

In less than two years, the global giant’s African entity has been able to develop a strategy aimed at taking advantage of the manna represented ... by Asian investments in the continent's infrastructure, its knowledge of the Chinese market and the reorganisation of its international activities.

Trusted man

DRC: Philemon The ‘Tiger’ Yav arrested

The lieutenant-general, the strongman of the Congolese army for 25 years, commanded the third defence zone, which includes five provinces in ... the country’s east. The reason for his arrest is not yet known.

Era ending

Once upon a time, BNP Paribas was a pillar of French capitalism in Africa

The French bank, whose activities on the continent date back almost 150 years, is selling its last major subsidiaries in the CFA zone. The end ... of an era?

Gold as the Hills

Ghana: Newcore CEO says Enchi project can become world-class gold resource

Canada-listed mining junior Newcore Gold expects a significant increase in the estimated gold resource at its Enchi project in Ghana, CEO Luke ... Alexander tells The Africa Report.

Mike Hammer with Felix Tshisekedi (photo presidential: twitter)

All hands on deck

UN: Ethiopia crisis is the focus of diplomatic ‘speed dating’ week, US envoy Hammer says

While the war in Ukraine is taking center stage at the annual United Nations (UN) General Assembly meetings this week, the crisis in northern ... Ethiopia remains a key focal point behind the scenes.

confronting trauma

With film ‘Our Father, the Devil’, director Ellie Foumbi wants to be part of the healing process

The seeds of Cameroonian-born director Ellie Foumbi's debut feature film 'Our Father, the Devil' grew from her father’s work in several roles ... in conflict areas like Rwanda and the Central African Republic.

rough ride

Uber Kenya expansion may hit roadblock over rate row

Uber has joined other digital taxi-hailing apps in expanding to Kenya’s far-flung cities. The company intends to increase ridership and cement ... its dominance in the country where affordability is highly valued.

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