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Kenya: China faces a critical test in train debt

Kenya’s difficulties in servicing its debts for the newly-built, Chinese-financed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is nearing a breaking ... point.

Outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos

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Nigeria: Rising inflation/energy prices force small businesses to close

Nigeria's mounting inflation in parallel with growing costs of energy are driving small and medium businesses away; at a time when the whole ... economy is suffering from the impact of the pandemic.

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Last Chance

Deutsche Bank sees Ethiopia’s delayed polls as a trigger for entry

The continuation of economic reform in Ethiopia after elections were postponed to 2021, could open the door for Deutsche Bank, Kees Hoving, one ... of the bank’s new co-CEOS for Middle East and Africa, tells The Africa Report.

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DRC: ‘To survive, Tshisekedi is trying to outmanoeuvre, not confront the Kabilists’

With the COVID-19 pandemic hurting the economy, continued instability in the east and a political tug-of-war at the heart of government, the ... young administration of Félix Tshisekedi is trying to impose its will, seeking allies at home and abroad.

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DRC: Moïse Katumbi reclaims ownership of NB Mining

The ex-governor of DRC's Katanga has emerged as the winner of the legal showdown with NB Mining executive Pascal Beveraggi. Now that the drawn-out ... court battle is over, Moïse Katumbi’s employees have reclaimed the company’s premises in Lubumbashi.

A baby is weighted on a scale in a health clinic in Juba

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It’s time for Africa’s maternal mortality battle to go digital

It is wholly unacceptable that a mother in sub-Saharan Africa is over 100 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than a woman ... in Western Europe in an age when having a mobile phone and access to the internet alone can greatly enhance their life chances.

Climate change activists protest in Khayelitsha township

can't have one without the other

The fight against Covid-19 and climate change are a united battle

History has taught us that the advent of a global pandemic is correlated to climatic change. And in the case of COVID-19, it has been a human-induced ... change.

Monday, 28 September 2020

The Last Mile

Jumia’s Airtel Kenya partnership won’t end delivery payment problems

Jumia’s strategic overhaul continues with a partnership with Airtel Kenya allowing consumers to make pre-payments using Airtel Money. ...

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Kenya: Ahead of the 2022 polls, what options does Kenyatta really have?

When Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta was asked back in October 2018 by CNN if he would extend his term beyond 2020, he replied with an emphatic ... "No". When asked if he would consider so after a constitutional change, he also responded with a clear "No".

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COVID-19: When ‘local sourcing’ is more than buzz words, but a reality

The COVID-19 crisis has forced far greater local sourcing, as ports and planes ground to a halt. But, for this welcome change to be permanent, ... structural reforms are needed.

French robot Pepper that detects non-masked faces helps enforce mask-wearing

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Unlocking Africa’s digital future

Before Africa can reach the uplands of digitization -- the robotics and the AI -- it must first do the hard slog of reforming telecoms markets ... and opening up to competition, argues the outgoing head of the IFC.

Expanding the Sandbox

Africa needs co-ordinated approach to Blockchain regulation

A plan by young entrepreneurs in Kenya to build a golf course using Blockchain and a stable coin backed by real currency highlights the regulatory ... challenges facing African governments.

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Zambia’s call for debt relief triggers fear of domino effect across Africa

While the world's second largest copper exporter has asked for a delay in paying its interest, Chad, Congo and Angola are also facing serious ... financial difficulties due to falling oil prices and the pandemic.

PART 2

Greener Africa: Women – The face of a digital and green revolution?

In this second part of our series, we look at the indispensable role Africa's digital revolution plays in attaining a greener continent, but ... women remain the missing ingredient in maximising this technology.

Article 2/2 of "Greener Africa"

unexpected decision

Nigeria: What does the interest rate cut mean as the country enters recession

Nigeria unexpectedly cut its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 100 basis points from 12.50% to 11.50% in an attempt to boost the economy by providing ... cheaper credit. Analysts, who see the rate cut as suppressing bond yields, aren’t confident this will work.

Sunday, 27 September 2020

The coffins of Amhara president Mekonnen and two other officials who where killed in an attack are seen during a funeral ceremony in the town of Bahir Dar

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Ethiopia: Defining Amhara nationalism for a better country

As Amhara nationalism emerges, it should not adopt the same divisive tactics as Ethiopia’s other competing ethno-nationalisms. ...

Friday, 25 September 2020

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Libya: When Muammar Gaddafi played political football

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi didn’t like football, but he knew how to use it to his advantage to try to enhance his country’s image as 2000 ... approached.

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Mali: Who is Bah N’dah, the new transitional president?

Mali's newly appointed transitional president was sworn in today. While Bah N'dah's past career has earned him the reputation as an upstanding, ... uncompromising man, he will have to be accommodating to dig the country out of crisis.

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COVID19 is ‘a natural filter for resilient businesses’ – CEO Mediterranea

Private equity investor Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP) is considering investments in supermarkets, health and education as the impact of ... COVID-19 whittles down the list of financially strong candidates, CEO Albert Alsina tells The Africa Report.

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Global GDP could rise by 3% if gender disparity gap is closed

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates that approximately 80% of women-owned businesses with credit needs in low-income countries ... are either unserved or underserved.

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