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Untapped resources

Zambia has more than copper, and offers unexplored potential

With billions of dollars worth of African gas, gold, copper and cobalt to hit the markets in 2022, industry players are focused on the next big ... deals. The election of a new government in Zambia in August 2021 has led to optimism that the country is the stand-out player in African minerals exploration for 2022.

Migrants stand with police on the beach after crossing the English Channel in an inflatable dinghy, in Dungeness

Going veggie

Ghana: Government denies UK’s ‘Operation Dead Meat’ scheme

On Tuesday, Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration released a statement denying allegations in the UK press that it is ... part of a new scheme that would "send migrants to countries such as Rwanda and Ghana for processing and resettlement".

Lighting the Fuse

South Africa’s Omnia to seek Australia, east Africa expansion, CEO says

South African chemicals and explosives supplier Omnia is willing to consider acquisitions as part of its international expansion strategy, CEO ... Seelan Gobalsamy tells The Africa Report.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on a state visit to Ivory Coast

worthy opponents?

South Africa: Who will stand up to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC this year?

At the end of this year, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is due to go into an elective conference to choose new leaders - and there ... are indications that President Cyril Ramaphosa's second-term bid could face opposition.

development agenda

East Africa: Was China’s foreign minister’s visit a success or failure?

Last week, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his tour of Eritrea, Kenya and Comoros – part of a 31-year-old tradition of Chinese ... foreign ministers visiting the continent for their first overseas trips in the new calendar year (or before the end of the lunar new year).

Taking on the West African car market

Côte d’Ivoire’s automotive ambitions in West Africa

The Franco-Italian group Iveco has launched a bus assembly unit in Abidjan, a nearly €70m investment, as it is betting on local production ... for the Ivorian market and, in the long term, the sub-regional market.

South Africa's President Ramaphosa meets Kenya's President Kenyatta during state visit in Pretoria

Tough at the top

Africa in 2022: The danger of hegemonic instability

The end of December is often a time for reflection – in 2021 as much as any year. After reading the sad news of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s ... passing, a South African friend sent me a letter that looked back on a tumultuous year.

Article 14/14 of "Political Capital"

South Africa’s Omnia to seek Australia, east Africa expansion, CEO says

worthy opponents?

South Africa: Who will stand up to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC this year?

UAE bound

Guinea: Alpha Condé allowed to leave Conakry for Abu Dhabi

Lighting the Fuse

South Africa’s Omnia to seek Australia, east Africa expansion, CEO says

worthy opponents?

South Africa: Who will stand up to challenge Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC this year?

UAE bound

Guinea: Alpha Condé allowed to leave Conakry for Abu Dhabi

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UAE bound

Guinea: Alpha Condé allowed to leave Conakry for Abu Dhabi

Guinea’s former president Alpha Condé has flown to the United Arab Emirates for medical examinations. This is what was discussed with the ... junta.

situation in motion

What to watch in 2022: Ethiopia’s Civil War…time for peace?

Guessing where Ethiopia’s civil war will end up in 2022 is an impossibly hard mission; not only because of the paucity of information emerging, ... or even because of the duelling propaganda war, but because it is a genuinely fluid situation.

Arsenal's Thomas Partey heads the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates stadium in London, Friday, Apr 23, 2021. (

mountain climber

AFCON Ghana look to Partey after gloomy start

The national outcry at Ghana’s poor start, amplified by the 1-1 draw with Gabon on Friday night, has become entangled with a sense that the ... Black Stars' most expensive player, Thomas Partey, is once again failing to make the expected impact.

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mobilising domestic revenue

Ghana turns to domestic taxes to finance development over money market woes

Limited access to the international money market has forced managers of Ghana's economy to look inwards for much needed revenue to finance its ... development. Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta now says raising money from domestic taxes is the way to go.

Trouble maker?

Algeria/Morocco: Latest World Bank economic report causes further tensions

The World Bank’s latest report on Algeria’s economic situation has created a media-diplomatic-political conflict, in spite of itself. Published ... on 22 December, just before the end-of-year holiday season, it could have gone unnoticed had it not been for the official press agency Algérie Presse Service (APS).

malaysia connection

Nigeria’s: Is Obi Cubana the king of nightlife or a drug kingpin?

After hosting one of Africa’s most lavish parties last year, Nigerian socialite, Obi Cubana, grabbed international headlines but also came ... on the government’s radar in the process. While he is believed to be the king of nightlife, authorities are now working on the assumption that his night club business is just a smoke screen for illegal narcotics enterprise

investing woes

Ghana: Is the preferred investment destination becoming Africa’s fading star?

Over the past five years, Ghana has operated a charitable fiscal regime that encouraged more spending from borrowed funds even as revenues failed ... to impress. Now the country is roughing its golden hen to help make up for the fallouts.

Equity Strategy

Sanlam, Old Mutual poised for South Africa life-insurance recovery: Barclays

Shares in South African life insurers Sanlam and Old Mutual are undervalued and don’t reflect their prospects for recovery, according to a ... research note from Barclays.

Holding on

Brussels Airlines takes advantage of health crisis to outdo competitors in Africa

After relaunching its flights on the continent in June 2020, Brussels Airlines is making an effort to resist the crisis and beat out its competitors, ... especially Air France.

Divisive topic

Israel’s return to African Union is creating division among member states

Israel’s readmission to the African Union (AU) as an observer has still not been confirmed, as some AU member countries have raised objections. ... Is this an indicator of more serious divisions?

35 YEARS

Uganda: From Reagan to Biden, the ebb and flow of the US-Museveni relationship

Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has outlasted six United States presidents and maintained a stable relationship, attracting investments ... from US firms and development aid. In the past three and a half decades, Museveni’s alliance with Washington has defined the relationship that is mainly centered on fighting terrorism and combating the HIV/AIDs scourge.

Ejector seat

Zimbabwe: Why Mnangagwa fired his right-hand man, Owen Ncube

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa is struggling to unite and stabilise the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), ... especially after December's internal elections. So is the firing of his right-hand man, Owen Ncube, based on his having encouraged political violence during the recent polls in Midlands Province? Or is it a move to gain the trust of the party, proving he can do away with his closest confidant?

U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris give speeches at Atlanta University Center Consortium

STATE-BUILDING

Biden seeks to partner with Europe for Sahel nation-building

The US is looking to join France and other partners in the Sahel as the international community shifts from counterterrorism to institution-building ... in the conflict-prone region.

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