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South Africa’s BankservAfrica plans payments platform for SADC countries

South African clearing house BankservAfrica is preparing to launch a regional platform to accelerate payments in southern Africa, CEO Jan Pilbauer ... tells The Africa Report.

corruption and blame game stalls progress

Nigeria: More than a decade after displacement, many Bakassi returnees remain homeless

Returnees who moved back to their native states in southern Nigeria -- including Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers, Ondo and Bayela -- have largely been ... left to their own devices, as political maneuverings stall almost every opportunity to resettle and reintegrate the returnees.

re-examining history

New research pokes holes in idea of ‘Bantu expansion’ in West Africa

For more than a century, historians have supported the idea of a 'Bantu Expansion' that, starting in West Africa several millennia ago, spread ... across the southern half of the continent. But new research from an international team casts doubt on this version of events.

Step Change

Ghana’s Hollard to partner with African e-commerce company to sell insurance

Hollard Ghana is close to partnering with a major African e-commerce company to distribute insurance products online, CEO Patience Akyianu tells ... The Africa Report.

Final Countdown

Chad: Will the 11 April presidential election be Idriss Déby Itno’s final one?

On 11 April, Chadians voted in the first round of the country’s presidential election. Idriss Déby Itno is the overwhelming favourite, but ... the election is not without its challenges, as his supporters admitted that the question of his succession is of increasing importance.

On the path to green energy

Djibouti: Aiming to be first African country entirely reliant on green energy

Supported by strong partnerships, Djibouti is substantially increasing its share of renewable energy within its electricity production. Its stated ... ambition - to become the first country in Africa to be entirely reliant on green energy - has been mocked. But this skepticism is not entirely unfounded.

centre for disease control

The Africa CDC was crucial in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic

Two types of images have dominated the global media’s coverage of Africa the past year. ...

South Africa’s BankservAfrica plans payments platform for SADC countries

corruption and blame game stalls progress

Nigeria: More than a decade after displacement, many Bakassi returnees remain homeless

re-examining history

New research pokes holes in idea of ‘Bantu expansion’ in West Africa

Instant Cash

South Africa’s BankservAfrica plans payments platform for SADC countries

corruption and blame game stalls progress

Nigeria: More than a decade after displacement, many Bakassi returnees remain homeless

re-examining history

New research pokes holes in idea of ‘Bantu expansion’ in West Africa

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mining competition

DRC: Artisanal miners are being marginalised by larger ones

Over the last few decades, African governments have removed restrictions on and privatised their mining industries, attracting significant foreign ... direct investment.

Takeaway time

Kenya/Côte d’Ivoire/Tunisia: Delivery companies set up shop in Africa

The fierce competition within the online delivery sector is prompting Western services to invest in as many markets as quickly as possible. ...

Bob Marley and his “African Princess”

Bob Marley’s relationship with dictator Bongo’s daughter helped him strengthen his African roots

In “Bob Marley and the Dictator's Daughter”, French journalist Anne-Sophie Jahn looks back at the passionate love affair between reggae star ... Bob Marley and Pascaline Bongo, the daughter of Gabon's former president Omar Bongo. This relationship helped the singer to strengthen his African roots.

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Botswana: Stock exchange seeks to improve liquidity and reverse trend of delistings

Botswana’s stock exchange plans to introduce global depositary receipts (GDRs) and trading in short-term debt instruments to attract issuers ... and increase the market’s liquidity, CEO Thapelo Tsheole tells The Africa Report.

Time to Say Goodbye

Djibouti: Ismaïl Omar Guelleh wins 5th term with 97.44% of vote

It is no surprise that Djibouti’s 73-year-old President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (IOG) has been re-elected to a fifth term. ...

gig economy

How can banks participate in fulfilling the needs of Africa’s rising gig economy?

Informal employment represents 80-90% of the total workforce in most African countries, forming the bulk of the workforce. ...

visual explanation

Mozambique: Following the rise of Islamist group al-Shabab in Cabo Delgado

The seizure of Mozambique's key port of Palma by jihadist militants has marked an unprecedented turning point in this conflict impacting southern ... Africa. Our infographics explain how it all began.

BLAME SHIFTING

How Mozambique’s corrupt elite caused tragedy in the north

It suits Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi’s government that the Islamic State rebel group claims it organised the attack in late March of ... this year on Palma –– it helps distract from the crime and corruption at the heart of the problem.

Neighbourhood watch

In Libya, Tunisia and Egypt hope to work hand in hand

Tunisia's President Kaïs Saïed will visit Cairo between April 9 and 11 at the invitation of his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. ...

Cosying up to the US

Egypt / US: It will take more than glossy propaganda to win over the Biden administration

With Donald Trump gone, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has lost a powerful ally in Washington. US lobbyists are trying to improve his ... regime’s image with new the Democratic administration, which values the issue of human rights more than the former president.

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Djibouti presidential election: Ismail Omar Guelleh draws closer to victory

After overseeing an effective response to the Covid-19 health crisis and a speedy economic recovery, and with no real opponent to speak of, is ... incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh a shoe-in in Djibouti’s latest election?

TALKING AFRICA PODCAST

Famine in Tigray: ‘I have never documented anything as relentless & systematic as what we’re seeing’

If the fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray does not stabilise soon, its people will face starvation and more devastation than the famine that nearly ... destroyed them in the 1980s, says a report just published by the World Peace Foundation.

STARVATION CRIME

Ethiopia: Looming famine in Tigray is the making of ‘starvation crimes’ says report by WPF

Without an end to the fighting in Tigray, its people will face starvation more devastating than the “biblical famine” that tore through the ... region in the 1980s, according to a heavily-detailed survey by researchers from the US-based World Peace Foundation.

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