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court date

Gambia: Will former president Yahya Jammeh (ever) go on trial?

After two years of detailed testimony about murder, corruption and crimes against humanity, it is expected that the commission charged with shedding ... light on the crimes committed by Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh will recommend criminal proceedings against him.

one step forward, two steps back

Nigeria: Has the #EndSARS movement come to an end?

The American #BlackLivesMatter (BLM) movement picked up its pace internationally in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. A few months later, ... Nigeria's #EndSARS campaign also flooded social media waves. In both instances, the second round is what finally brought about some changes that have even been applauded. But at the end of the day, has anything really changed?

ahead of 2025

Tanzania: ‘People are exercising their freedom of speech’ says Zitto Kabwe

Tanzania's Zitto Kabwe - leader of the opposition party Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT) Wazalendo, who served thrice as member of ... parliament - speaks to The Africa Report on the fate of the opposition since Samia Suluhu Hassan came into power, rapprochement with Kenya and what Tanzania can do to help Mozambique fight insurgents.

The 3D approach

Belgium welcomes Tshisekedi’s efforts to fight corruption – Sophie Wilmès

Seven months after her appointment as Belgian minister for foreign affairs, European affairs, foreign trade and federal cultural institutions, ... Sophie Wilmès spoke to us about the country’s three-pronged ‘Diplomacy, Development, Defence’ approach towards the African continent.

Generational colonialism

Morocco-Spain: ‘The other kingdom clinging to the remains of an obsolete empire’

Relations between Morocco and Spain are highly subjective. It's the same situation with France, but in the case of Spain, it's the other kingdom ... clinging to the remains of an obsolete empire - Ceuta, Melilla and a handful of islets - like an oyster to the rock of Alhucemas.

hands up

DRC: Tshisekedi withdraws bid for UNSC seat in favour of Gabon

After running for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the DRC has decided to withdraw in favour of Gabon. ...

Shareholder Returns

Kenya: Nation Media stock repurchase could prompt further buybacks

Plans by Nation Media to carry out Kenya’s first share buyback may be copied by other companies needing to reward shareholders as stock prices ... languish.

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one-of-a-kind

Côte d’Ivoire: International Counter-Terrorism Academy officially open

naspers

Hanging Separately?

Naspers shareholder Excelsia unimpressed by Prosus response

great wall of silence

Can Nigeria afford China’s internet wall to silence online critics?

one-of-a-kind

Côte d’Ivoire: International Counter-Terrorism Academy officially open

naspers

Hanging Separately?

Naspers shareholder Excelsia unimpressed by Prosus response

great wall of silence

Can Nigeria afford China’s internet wall to silence online critics?

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electric vehicles

For the DRC, EV batteries without cobalt is bad news

The world's leading automakers are making much faster progress than anticipated in moving away from electric vehicle (EV) batteries that contain ... cobalt.

regional tension

Ethiopia: How will Amhara nationalism play out in upcoming polls?

With the Ethiopian elections fast approaching, the people of the Amhara region are hoping that they are not pushed to the side. ...

Getting in on the action

Libya’s reconstruction whets appetite of French companies

Medef, France’s largest employer federation, wants to acquire large contracts within Libya’s reconstruction market. However, French groups ... are lagging behind Turkish and Italian firms.

expel or unite

Nigeria: Resolving the so-called ‘Igbo Problem’

To paraphrase Karl Marx, there is a spectre haunting Nigeria - the spectre of disintegration. At no time has the presence of this spectre being ... so palpably felt than in the last three months.

pandora's box?

Sahel: ‘For Paris and Algiers, negotiating with Iyad Ag Ghaly is a major point of contention’

Algerian researcher Adib Bencherif discusses the implications of Algiers reopening the Sahelian security dossier after several years of neglect. ...

long road home

Côte d’Ivoire: Date set, but not terms for Gbagbo’s return home

Although Côte d'Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo is due to return to Abidjan on 17 June, the terms of his return have not yet been ... confirmed.

NAIRA

FX Hoarding

Nigeria’s devaluation won’t fix managed-float woes

Nigeria’s naira devaluation in May is unlikely to be the last and won’t fix the chronic dollar shortage which hampers the economy. ...

state-society relations

Nigeria’s Twitter blackout: What’s really behind Buhari’s social media ban?

After Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari got angry with Twitter for deleting a tweet of his, he retaliated by blocking the country of more ... than 200 million to accessing the social media site.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

South Africa’s Distell bubbling with prime pickings to quench Heineken’s thirst for Africa growth

South Africa's Distell’s diversified portfolio of premium cider and spirits brands will give Heineken plenty of options to pick from as talks ... continue between the two companies about a potential transaction, according to three analysts who spoke to The Africa Report.

health and wealth

Africa: Despite coronavirus, healthcare investment continues to grow

Investment in Africa's healthcare sector is crucial as private provision accounts for approximately half of healthcare goods and services delivered. ... The private sector often fills gaps left by public services, according to research by the IFC.

business is business

Morocco: ‘I refuse to be drawn into territorial disputes,’ says OCP CEO Mostafa Terrab

In this second part of our interview with Mostafa Terrab, the CEO of the Moroccan fertiliser giant OCP looks back at 2020, from the upheavals ... caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to the complaint filed against his group by the US company Mosaic.

The future is green

‘The future of OCP is green development,’ says CEO Mostafa Terrab

In this first part of an exclusive interview, OCP’s CEO Mostafa Terrab outlines his group's roadmap for the next 10 years.
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Tempers running high

Chad/CAR: Escalating tensions against backdrop of France-Russia conflict

According to Chad, six Chadian soldiers were killed by Central African armed forces - five were coldly “executed”. To try to ease tensions, ... CAR’s President Faustin-Archange Touadéra sent three of his ministers to N'Djamena. But the tug of war is playing out in tandem to growing hostilities between Paris and Moscow.