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Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Rising tensions

Are Morocco and Algeria on the brink of war?

Hostilities between Morocco and Algeria have taken on a new dimension in recent months, especially over the Western Sahara question. Could the ... situation descend into a full-blown conflict? The Africa Report takes an in-depth look at the forces involved.

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trial acquittals

Ethiopia: Four suspects in the Hundessa murder trial acquitted

Nearly five months into the trial, on 25 February the Federal High Court acquitted three of the four defendants of charges of murdering singer ... Hachalu Hundessa.

Ports and opportunities

East Africa continues to prosper despite Covid-19

For those keeping an eye on where might bounce back fastest post-Covid, East Africa might be a good place to start. ...

Sunrise Industry

Nigerian solar power provider AllBase plans to expand to Angola

Nigeria’s AllBase Energy is planning to deploy its solar power distribution system to Angola in the third quarter as part of its African expansion ... plan, CEO Kunle Odebunmi tells The Africa Report.

no time like the present

Africa is suffering the most from the climate crisis

In many ways, the global panic over Covid-19 in 2020 is a dress rehearsal for the moment when the majority of the world’s people collide with ... the destructive force of the climate crisis.

Virus Outbreak South Africa

the small things count

Covid: Don’t neglect basic care and oxygen if resources are scarce

Everywhere, patients have died from Covid-19 when patient numbers exceeded the capacity of the health system. The number of doctors, nurses and ... oxygen points just wasn’t enough.

blast from the past

Ancient Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti & King Akhenaten finally in a photo

Photographer Bas Uterwijk has attempted to to reconstruct the faces of Akhenaten and Nerfertiti, King and Queen of Ancient Egypt. Remarkable ... modern portraits achieved through the use of artificial intelligence.

To-do list

DRC’s Tshisekedi unveils ambitious agenda for 2021 as AU chair

DRC's President Félix Tshisekedi, who will be serving as chairman of the African Union for one year, has outlined an ambitious agenda for this ... year. His top priorities include Covid-19, security and the economy.

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Power Play

France’s Coface favours Egypt to lead Africa’s economic recovery

Egypt is “the most promising” candidate to lead post-Covid economic recovery in Africa, Hassen Bennour, Coface CEO for the Middle East and ... Southern Africa, tells The Africa Report.

Election strategy

South Africa: Billionaire Patrice Motsepe sets out his strategy ahead of the CAF election

“What am I going to do in football?”, Patrice Motsepe wondered aloud. ...

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warm war

Morocco – Algeria: Western Sahara conflict shows signs of escalation

Tensions between Algeria and Morocco have never been as tense in 45 years. November 2020 unleashed pandora's box following the military intervention ... in Guerguerat and Washington's recognition of Rabat's sovereignty over Western Sahara.

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opportunity knocking?

Kenya: Mukhisa Kituyi, former UNCTAD boss, eyes the presidency

After nearly eight years as secretary general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Mukhisa Kityui returned home ... to Kenya to enter what is likely to be a bruising 2022 presidential race.

Open Skies?

Airlines: Ethiopian and Airlink may be Africa’s post-pandemic winners

Ethiopian Airlines and South Africa’s Airlink are well positioned to emerge as African industry winners from the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts ... say.

opening up isn’t easy

Ethiopia: The challenges of liberalising the economy

When it comes to liberalising Ethiopia’s economy, if the government moves too fast, it risks losing the support of local business and the population; ... move too slow and international investors could lose interest.

vaccine nationalism

Four lessons from Covid to help African leaders prepare for next pandemic

Vaccine nationalism is a fancy way of describing the vaccine inequity being perpetrated by richer western nations that are buying up Covid-19 ... vaccines to the detriment of poorer nations.

UNDER PRESSURE

How Adesina intends to fix the AfDB’s race against downgrading

The African Development Bank is under pressure to maintain its AAA rating, which gives it access to the international financial markets and allows ... it to sustain its level of activity.

Monday, 1 March 2021

More debt, more problems

Why Ethiopia’s debt talks should be of great concern to other African countries

Private-sector involvement in the process of renegotiating African debt, a prerequisite for the G20, remains uncertain – according to several ... rating agencies. Ethiopia will serve as a test case.

BOUNCE BACK

South Africa: ‘We survived the crisis,’ says Sasol

“I think it’s a strong, bold message to say we survived the crisis,” Sasol chief financial office Paul Victor tells The Africa Report, ... adding: “We are back on our legs. We are starting to run again, from walking.”

Musical legend

Nigeria’s Ayinla Omowura: The original gangster and patron saint of Abeokuta’s working class

The late Apala musician and Abeokuta native Ayinla Omowura, who was a big star in the 1970s and died as a result of a beer parlour brawl, is ... having another moment in the spotlight. A big biography was released in 2020, and a major film is due to come out this year.

The end of an era

Côte d’Ivoire: All signs point to the imminent return of Gbagbo

The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) announced that Laurent Gbagbo, the former head of state, will return to Côte d'Ivoire in mid-March. However, ... the reality of the situation is a little more complex.

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