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In Nigeria’s elections, has Obi’s Labour Party become a formidable force?

Nigeria's 2023 general elections broke away from the traditional two-horse contest with the introduction of a third - and seemingly formidable ... force - into the contest: the Peter Obi-inspired Labour Party (LP).

ROBBING THE POOR

Uganda: Iron sheets scandal has top government officials on a tightrope

Top government officials in Uganda have been thrust into the spotlight over the past month for sharing iron sheets that were meant for people ... of Karamoja, the poorest region in Uganda.

various consequences

Nigeria, Algeria, Gabon, DRC… Winners and losers in the oil price slump

From its highs at the start of the war in Ukraine, the price of a barrel of oil has fallen to below $75. This downward trend is set to continue, ... with various consequences for African countries.

clear victory

Cameroon: Paul Biya’s CPDM takes the Senate by storm

If there was any suspense at the end of Cameroon’s senatorial elections of 12 March, the Constitutional Council put an end to it on Tuesday ... 21 March by declaring all filed appeals “inadmissible”.

Daily Bread

Premier Group may seek South Africa, Mozambique, UK acquisitions after JSE listing

South Africa’s largest baker Premier Group may seek bolt-on acquisitions in its home market as well as in Mozambique and the UK after its listing ... on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, CEO Kobus Gertenbach tells The Africa Report.

freedom

Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina to be released from prison by presidential order

Ailing 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina was set to be released after the government said on Friday it has commuted a 25-year jail sentence ... against the fiercely outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame.

JUMP START

Morocco’s recipe for reviving tourism

Improving air services, upgrading existing hotels, diversifying its offer... Rabat is revising its ambitions upwards to attract 17.5 million ... tourists by the year 2026.

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South Africans have mixed feelings about Kgosientso Ramokgopa, first electricity minister

decisions, decisions

South Africa: Putin’s ICC warrant and BRICS summit puts hosts in tailspin

COCOA COMPROMISE?

Cameroon’s obstacle course to join the ‘cocoa OPEC’

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South Africans have mixed feelings about Kgosientso Ramokgopa, first electricity minister

decisions, decisions

South Africa: Putin’s ICC warrant and BRICS summit puts hosts in tailspin

COCOA COMPROMISE?

Cameroon’s obstacle course to join the ‘cocoa OPEC’

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aftermath

Was the Nigerian election rigged?

Even before the Nigerian presidential election results were released, the process had been denounced as flawed by some political leaders. ... After the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) subsequently declared that the ruling party’s Bola Tinubu had won, few were surprised that his two main rivals, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, announced they would lodge petitions against the results with the Court of Appeal. Both had good grounds for suspicion.

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african creativity

With wins from ‘Mami Wata’ and ‘Animalia’, African films begin to shine at Sundance

Oge Obasi was finally able to exhale. The Nigerian producer was in the freezing mountains of Park City, Utah, to present her latest feature, ... 'Mami Wata' at this year's Sundance film festival.

down time

Nigeria: Tinubu receives medical checkup at Paris hospital

Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who was elected a month ago, has arrived in Paris from his country for a short rest, his aides say. ...

Reskilling Energy

South African wind power can help absorb coal industry job losses, Siemens Gamesa says

South Africa’s wind power industry can help absorb the jobs lost through a retreat from reliance on coal, Janek Winand, managing director for ... Siemens Gamesa South Africa, tells The Africa Report.

pricey contract

Ali Haddad and the mystery of the $10 million in US lobbying

In July 2020, a lobbying contract worth $10m was signed on behalf of Algerian businessman Ali Haddad with the American lobbying firm Sonoran ... Policy Group LLC. Incarcerated since 2019, the ex-chairman of the ETRHB group denies such a claim.

Article 5/5 of "Washington, the capital of African lobbying"

appeasing putin?

BP quits South Africa aviation sector under cloud of Russia sanctions

Last year, South Africa’s authorities were enraged when BP refused to refuel Russian planes at South African airports out of fear of Western ... sanctions. But on Wednesday, BP entirely quit its contract to refuel planes at all airports across the country. It denies this change is linked to pressure from Pretoria.

lift-off

DRC: What’s in Khaled Sadek’s $1.3bn offer to Congo Airways?

After signing a massive investment agreement with Kinshasa and Congo Airways in early March for significant advances in the Congolese aviation ... sector, the Egyptian businessman has six months to prove the seriousness of his proposal.

t'is the season

New campaign to boycott Algerian dates in Morocco

Just ahead of Ramadan, Moroccan internet users called for a boycott of Algerian dates, several quintals of which were destroyed at the start ... of the week of 12 March in Casablanca. Accused of 'flooding the Moroccan market' and of being carcinogenic, these dates were deemed to promote 'unfair competition'.

future past

South Africa: How independent music label Matsuli has kept local jazz alive

A small independent label seeks South African jazz jewels. The purpose? To release them on vinyl and keep the story alive. ...

international intrigue

Burkina Faso, CAR, Côte d’Ivoire… Ari Ben-Menashe, lobbyist for countries in crisis

Lieutenant Colonel Damiba, Nabil Karoui, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Laurent Gbagbo, General Hemetti, etc. These are some of the clients of this effective ... Israeli-Canadian lobbyist, known for his questionable methods...

Article 4/5 of "Washington, the capital of African lobbying"

merry-go-round

Ethiopia: Getachew Reda rejoins the government he once fought

Ethiopia’s government has confirmed Getachew Reda, a senior Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) official, will lead a new interim administration ... in the northern region, as the parties move ahead with implementing a ceasefire.

NO PAY

Ghana: Special Prosecutor unpaid for 17 months as anti-graft advocates fume

Ghana's special prosecutor on corruption Kissi Agyebeng has had to wait 17 months since he was sworn into office on 5 August 2021 before being ... paid; a development anti-graft campaigners describe as embarrassing and unacceptable.

UNDER PRESSURE

Kenya: New legal woes for Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg

On 20 March, 43 former Facebook moderators announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against the social media giant’s parent company, Meta, ... primarily for “unlawful dismissal.”

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