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Libya: When Algeria reluctantly granted refuge to the Gaddafi family

Almost 10 years ago, Saif al-Islam - Muammar Gaddafi's son, who recently announced that he will be running for president in Libya’s upcoming ... election - was arrested in southern Libya. At the same time, his family eventually found refuge in Algeria.

Man holds up his latest M-Pesa mobile money transaction for the photographer at an open air market in Kibera in Kenya's capital Nairobi

Distress of Debt

Kenya: The cycle of mobile app loans is costing the youth its health and finances

With a debt already close to 70% of its GDP, the IMF projects that Kenya plans to borrow $12.4bn from foreign sources by June 2022. This, at ... a time when the country is at a high risk of debt distress and subject to zero limits on non-concessional borrowing. But the distress is also having a cause and effect on its population.

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Kenya: From tender documents in containers to a digital procurement market

Scale, a Kenyan digital startup, is aiming to disrupt all aspects of procurement in Kenya and across the African continent by offering innovative ... solutions to suppliers, public procurement entities, private companies and even banks.

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Joining Hands for our Beloved Africa

Growing up in the remote village of Maitengwe in Botswana, I never imagined I would one day lead critical multilateral conversations on global ... development, in a world struck by a pandemic, a worsening climate crisis and mired in recurrent conflicts.

A Muslim Brotherhood member shouts slogans in front of riot police during a demonstration protesting the government's decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, in front of the Press Syndicate in Cairo

The Clampdown

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: What’s happened to the Islamist group after being banned?

After Egypt’s revolution in 2011, the first elections installed Mohamed Morsi - a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), who won the elections ... through his Freedom and Justice party - as president. The coup that ended his tenure on 14 August 2013 was followed by a deadly uprising of MB supporters known as the Rabaa Massacre. The uprising killed hundreds. Nine years later, some members and affiliates who survived the massacre believe the Muslim Brotherhood is no longer relevant. Is this true?

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Ghana post-COP26: ‘Action not words’ will make the difference say environmental groups

Ghana has joined other world leaders to commit to ending deforestation by 2030 at the recent United Nations global climate change conference, ... COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, but why are environmental groups unimpressed back home?

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Nigeria: A schematic outline of the Dangote Refinery

Africa largest industrial project today is the Dangote 650,000 barrel per day refinery based on the Lekki Peninsula east of Lagos. ...

Libya: When Algeria reluctantly granted refuge to the Gaddafi family

Distress of Debt

Kenya: The cycle of mobile app loans is costing the youth its health and finances

The Clampdown

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: What’s happened to the Islamist group after being banned?

cautiously friendly

Libya: When Algeria reluctantly granted refuge to the Gaddafi family

Distress of Debt

Kenya: The cycle of mobile app loans is costing the youth its health and finances

The Clampdown

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: What’s happened to the Islamist group after being banned?

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Chad: 10 things to know about former president Weddeye, Mahamat Itno’s mediator

Chad’s former president Goukouni Weddeye is heading the committee in charge of promoting increased understanding between the transitional government ... and rebel groups. Here are 10 things to know about Weddeye.

Setting the Tone

Polisario Front ups the ante in Western Sahara conflict

After the recent deaths of three Algerian nationals in the disputed territory, the Polisario Front has vowed to step up its fighting and announced ... plans to carry out attacks in Morocco. An inside look at why the separatist group is issuing new threats.

Data Driven

South Africa: JSE targets Asia information services to spur growth, says CEO

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is targeting information services in southeast Asia as it seeks to attract investment into South African ... securities, CEO Leila Fourie tells The Africa Report.

Natural Gas Bonanza

Renergen helium reserves can bolster South Africa’s energy transition, says CEO

A major increase in estimated helium and methane reserves held by Renergen in South Africa sent the shares soaring in Johannesburg and Australia ... at the start of this month.

Heads of state at IATC line up for a photo on 15 November 2021 (Photo: Xolisa Philip)

ON THE MONEY

South Africa: IATF nearly hits $40bn target as fair ends in Durban

Tapped at the last-minute to host the continent’s leading trade fair, Durban has risen to the occasion and exceeded targets, according to the ... Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 organisers.

TRANSIT TALES

AU’s failure to ratify African passport protocol stalls free movement for citizens

"When I go around Africa, I don’t need a visa. I take my African passport and I go,” says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the former African Union ... (AU) Commission chairperson who spearheaded the flagship Agenda 2063.

Left out

Libya: Why Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Béchir Saleh will not run in December poll

Libya’s High Electoral Commission has hampered Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Béchir Saleh’s return to politics. Meanwhile, there is much uncertainty ... over whether the 24 December presidential election will take place as scheduled.

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Zimbabwe looks to lithium to power electric car revolution and its economy

With growing global demand for ‘green’ cars and ‘smart’ phones, Zimbabwe stands to reap a windfall thanks to its vast lithium reserves. ...

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Russia-Mali: Who is spreading Moscow’s soft power in Bamako?

The announcement that the Russian security company Wagner may be arriving in Mali is causing controversy. However, this is only the latest act ... in the discreet and determined media offensive that Moscow is conducting in the country, which greatly displeases France.

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How environmental reporting can help in fighting climate change

Companies must measure and disclose the impact they have on our environment. Quality reporting can accelerate decarbonisation and identify opportunities ... for value creation.

post colonialism

Africa – France: Macron’s approach to the continent is not new

French President Emmanuel Macron has committed himself to remaking the country's relationship with Africa. In 2017, six months after his inauguration, ... he visited the University of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, where he gave a speech announcing a new French policy that focused on African youth.

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

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South Africa: Surprise coalitions see ANC ousted from many local councils

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed fears that the surprise opposition alliances in South Africa's newly-elected local councils could see ... service delivery and good governance upended. The governing African National Congress (ANC) was ousted in most of these.

Legal drama

Why an Air Côte d’Ivoire plane was seized by businessman Diawara

Following a decision by the Ecowas Court of Justice, an aircraft operated by Air Côte d'Ivoire was only allowed to take off once a compromise ... had been reached.

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