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Friday, 20 September 2019

Sahara stalemate

Morocco and Western Sahara: a decades-long war of attrition

It’s been more than 40 years since Morocco claimed sovereignty over Western Sahara, setting off a conflict that seems no closer to ... resolution.

raising questions

Côte d’Ivoire: Soro sends Ouattara a message in a Facebook post

The former rebel chief Guillaume Soro, who resigned as parliamentary speaker in February, chose the 17th anniversary of the start of Côte d'Ivoire's ... civil war to express his frustration with his former ally, President Alassane Ouattara.

filling the gap

Nigeria unlikely to benefit from Saudi oil price shock

As Saudi Arabia and Iran face off in another round of hostilities, Nigeria is caught in the middle and, like other oil-producing nations, hopes ... to profit from the coming storm.

ROAD RAGE

South Africa’s unloved road toll agency fights for $477m loan

South Africa's road infrastructure agency Sanral is struggling to unlock a substantial loan from the new 'BRICS bank'. ...

New horizons

Sanlam plans to enter Ethiopia as it seeks to reduce South Africa dependence

Africa’s largest insurer Sanlam is in “very advanced” discussions with a prospective partner in Ethiopia to take advantage of the country’s ... economic growth prospects, Heinie Werth, the new CEO of Sanlam’s emerging markets unit, told The Africa Report in an interview.

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Thursday, 19 September 2019

Tunisia: Former President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali dies in Saudi Arabia

Former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali died this Thursday in Saudi Arabia, where he had been living in exile since his fall from power ... in 2011.

strong man, fragile state

Chad: Déby seeks stability at any price

Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno has made security the priority of his fifth mandate. But critics say his main motivation is to strengthen ... his own powers.

export express

Ghana: How to finance the industrial revolution

Ghana’s government launched the ‘One District One Factory’ (1D1F) policy in 2017 to spur industrial development, but many of the country’s ... banks are not ready to deliver the dream of a modern industrialised economy.

surprise, surprise!

DRC’s Samy Badibanga: ‘I’ve been called a traitor, but I was a pioneer’

Elected vice-president of the Senate despite his late candidacy, the former prime minister claims to be close to President Félix Tshisekedi's ... UDPS and wants to guarantee the balance of the parliamentary institution.

old friends

China’s growing reach in Africa: are we seeing a fair trade?

In 1421, a vast Chinese armada of 3,750 ships set sail on a two-year voyage of discovery. Under Emperor Zhu Di, China was technologically centuries ... ahead of the rest of the world.

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