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Friends from different circles

Mali: Who are Prime Minister Choguel Maïga’s main political allies ?

Before becoming Mali’s prime minister, Choguel Maïga surrounded himself with men from very different political backgrounds, some of whom were ... appointed government ministers on 11 June.

Biafran separatist

Nigeria: Who is Nnamdi Kanu? From Biafra secession, to follower incitation

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wants secession from Nigeria. To do so, he incites followers to acts of violence ... against Nigerian security forces, engages expensive Washington-based lobbyists, and has established a paramilitary wing.

health equality

Coronavirus: WHO requests 30 million doses from US for southern Africa

The WHO has sent a letter to the White House, asking it to urgently send Covid-19 vaccines to Zambia, Angola and Zimbabwe. ...

Preacher man

‘France has no right to impose its solutions in Mali,’ says Imam Mahmoud Dicko

For a long time, the French authorities were suspicious of Mali's Mahmoud Dicko’s growing power: they said that the influential preacher was ... responsible for increased radicalisation in the country. Although he has left the ranks of the 'Mouvement du 5 Juin – Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques', Imam Dicko continues to advocate for dialogue with Malian jihadists to resolve the conflict that has plagued the country for more than eight years.

Money vs. Environment

DRC: Is oil exploitation an economic opportunity or an ecological disaster?

When it comes to hydrocarbons, the DRC is far from playing in the big leagues. The country's oil production comes from the coastal basin (Kongo-Central. ... That basin produces an average of 8m barrels of oil per year, and ational petroleum reserves are estimated at 20bn barrels.

African startups

Chipper Cash, Mubawab, WeFarm…When Jeff Bezos and Naspers mark the return of megadeals in Africa

If 2020 was marked by a wait-and-see attitude and small investments, 2021 already seems set to be a huge year for African technology. ...

bye-bye bibi

Israel: Lapid, Abbas, Gantz…who’s who in Naftali Bennett’s new government?

From a tech millionaire to an ultra-nationalist leader, we take a look at Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and the other members of ... his new government. Out of the 119 deputies present in the Knesset, 60 have shown their support for Bennett's new coalition.

Mali: Who are Prime Minister Choguel Maïga’s main political allies ?

Biafran separatist

Nigeria: Who is Nnamdi Kanu? From Biafra secession, to follower incitation

Preacher man

‘France has no right to impose its solutions in Mali,’ says Imam Mahmoud Dicko

Friends from different circles

Mali: Who are Prime Minister Choguel Maïga’s main political allies ?

Biafran separatist

Nigeria: Who is Nnamdi Kanu? From Biafra secession, to follower incitation

Preacher man

‘France has no right to impose its solutions in Mali,’ says Imam Mahmoud Dicko

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Book Review

Can Africa turn government debt from burden to solution?

Africa needs debt, and it needs to find ways to put it to the best use. That’s the central claim made by Gregory Smith in his book 'Where Credit ... is Due: How Africa’s Debt Can Be a Benefit, Not a Burden', published this week by Hurst & Co in the UK.

new opposition

Ethiopia’s Somali region: New faces, same problems

Opposition party candidates and independents in the Somali region of Ethiopia are using social media to share their policies and gain popularity, ... but there are still problems about the registration process.

Allies..at a price

Mali: CMA offers support to Goïta if their demands are met

The 'Coordination des Mouvements de l’Azawad' (CMA) [Coordination of Azawad Movements] met with Colonel Assimi Goïta, now president of Mali’s ... transition government, at the presidential palace to offer its support, provided Goïta agrees to their demands.

Swearing-in ceremony of South Africa's new cabinet ministers

bright future

South Africa: Ramaphosa overrules Mantashe, allows private firms to generate power

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has publicly overruled his key ally, Gwede Mantashe, minister for mineral resources and energy, by announcing ... that private companies will be able to generate their own power up to 100 MW without a licence. Its a bold move that comes with political risk.

The coffin of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen at his burial site in Kutama, Zimbabwe

traditional rituals

Zimbabwe: The fight for Mugabe’s final resting place still rages on

It's been over a year and the fight between the family of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reached ... a new level over the final burial place of the deceased leader.

Thousands of migrants cross the Spanish-Moroccan border

Ceuta and Melilla

Morocco-Spain row: Rabat refuses to back down in the wake of EU resolution

The European Parliament’s adoption on 10 June of a resolution condemning Morocco’s use of migrant children to apply political pressure to ... Spain has been met with a wave of criticism in the North African country.

missed opportunities

Nigeria’s oil dispute has ‘wasted two decades’; with the green transition, is that wealth lost forever?

For decades, oil investment into Nigeria has been stymied by regulatory uncertainty, with successive governments failing to pass the 'Petroleum ... Industry Bill' or PIB. Now, as oil majors worldwide see the green transition coming, they are transitioning out of high-cost environments like Nigeria. The risk is Nigeria has missed out on the swan song of the oil industry.

US vs. China

Ethiopia: Tensions aflame after first telecoms licence went to US-backed consortium over China

Ethiopia has selected a consortium backed by US investors. The move has given rise to numerous contradictory statements. ...

GROWING PAINS

South Africa’s economy hits 4% growth, but private sector is still not hiring

On 1 June, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results for the first quarter of 2021, which ... was followed by the GDP report on Tuesday 8 June. The latest figures show unemployment has reached highs last recorded during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Wheels of Trade

Afreximbank to use Cameroon as central African gateway

Afreximbank will use its new branch in Cameroon as a base to build its operations in central Africa, executive vice-president Denys Denya tells ... The Africa Report.

Fractured ties

Cameroon: Why tensions between Ngoh & PM Ngute are escalating

Cameroon's scandal linked to the mismanagement of Covid-19 funds has considerably damaged relations between Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, the presidency’s ... secretary-general, and Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute. But it's not the first time that the two have butted heads.

TALKING AFRICA PODCAST

Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema: ‘We’ve never seen such levels of corruption’

After first declaring its eurobond default at the peak of the pandemic in 2020, Zambia is trying to find a way out of its economic woes. Hakainde ... Hichilema, Zambia's leading opposition leader, talks to us about the challenges in ensuring a free and fair election this year.

Making waves

Senegal/Côte d’Ivoire: Wave, the fintech that’s shaking up the mobile money industry?

Created by two Americans to lower the cost of mobile money transactions, Wave has been in the spotlight ever since Orange tried to curb its development ... in Senegal.

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