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Friday, 6 December 2019

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Kenya: Nairobi Governor Sonko arrested on multiple charges

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was arrested on Friday, just hours after Kenya’s top prosecutor said he would be arraigned in court for economic ... crimes.

looking for unity

Ethiopia: Selling Prosperity Party to the Oromo is Abiy’s greatest challenge

As elections draw near, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s new Prosperity Party makes significant progress, but his political rebranding exercise ... is under time pressure.

challenging the orthodoxy

Forget the Washington Consensus, meet the Dakar Consensus

On 2 December, six West African heads of state stood up to the IMF at a conference it organised, arguing that development will come to a standstill ... if the Bretton Woods institutions do not change their approach.

STEELY RESOLVE

ArcelorMittal South Africa snubs Patel’s expressions of interest for Saldanha

ArcelorMittal South Africa has rebuffed trade, industry and competition minister Ebrahim Patel’s bid for the company to sell its Saldanha steel ... plant. At least for now.

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Is China exporting authoritarian politics via its technology?

Is China exporting its authoritarian politics via its export of communication technologies? ...

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Thursday, 5 December 2019

Spoilt for choice

South Africa’s Postbank may struggle to crack retail market

Postbank’s plans to become a full-service bank focusing on lower-income parts of South Africa’s population may be hampered by perceptions ... that it is a state-owned bank, as well as by increasing competition in the sector.

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Ghana: The hidden costs of social media use in elections

Social media is becoming increasingly central to election campaigns around the world. ...

breaking away

South Africa: Absa Bank seeks new direction after Barclays exit

After the withdrawal of Barclays, South Africa’s Absa Bank is struggling to draw up a business plan in a strained economic and competitive ... environment.

Brewery Brawl

Why South Africa’s competition authorities rejected Distell’s AB InBev complaint

Distell is big enough to go toe to toe with AB InBev. But the brewer tried to use merger conditions designed to protect small producers to get ... ahead of its competitor.

bike gang

DRC: Joseph Kabila stages theatrical motorbike parade

Though Joseph Kabila has said little publicly since leaving power, the former Congolese president has staged multiple events to buff up his image. ... The latest episode: a motorcycle ride, a huge hit on social networks.

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