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over my dead body

EXCLUSIVE Guinea: Alpha Condé ‘would rather be killed’ than resign

In what state of mind does Guinea's deposed president find himself? Under what conditions might he hope to be released? An ECOWAS mission was ... able to meet with Alpha Condé on 10 September. We've got this exclusive report from that meeting.

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30 coups in 31 years

’30 putsches in 31 years’: A look at Africa’s coups

Mamady Doumbouya overthrew President Alpha Condé in Guinea and Assimi Goïta led two coups in less than a year. Has coup season returned to ... Africa? We've mapped out the past three decades of chronic instability.

regressive democracy

Ethiopia: Abiy’s Prosperity Party used repressive tactics during polls

On 23 May, a mid-level opposition politician from the Benishangul-Gumuz People's Liberation Movement (BPLM) found himself at Bole International ... Airport.

First stop: Diplomacy

Algeria: Foreign affairs minister Lamamra prioritises diplomacy

Algeria has embarked on a vastly new diplomatic campaign, which has involved appointing more than 70 ambassadors and consuls general. Seven special ... envoys have also been hired that will be directly attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Opening session of the Africa CEO Forum 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda

hard talk

Tony Elumelu, Tewolde Gebremariam… The Africa CEO Forum re-unites top talent

The African CEO Forum offers solutions for the African private sector after a tough financial year brought on by the pandemic. To be held digitally ... from the 28th to the 30th September 2021, the Forum tackles the question, 'How can Africa and its private sector navigate change?'

Vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo

turning point?

Covid-19 must not become ‘yet another disease of poverty’ – Bill and Melinda Gates

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has released its fifth annual Goalkeepers Report, which this year documents the pandemic’s impact on progress ... towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It argues that Africa should be able to refocus on the bigger development challenges in the months ahead, as long as it builds on health innovation and growing strength in laboratories and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Numerous factors at play

What impact will the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline have on Morocco?

In bypassing Morocco to supply Spain, Algeria could severely impact the kingdom’s production of electricty. However, it may also cause a significant ... logistical and financial headache for Algiers, whereby Madrid may end up playing the role of arbitrator.

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Trojan horse

La vie en rose? How the CIA manipulated Louis Armstrong in the Congo

Newfound allies

Gambia: Will Jammeh help Adama Barrow secure a second term?

Wheeler Dealer

South Africa: Mediclinic to cut Eskom dependence with renewable-energy accord

Trojan horse

La vie en rose? How the CIA manipulated Louis Armstrong in the Congo

Newfound allies

Gambia: Will Jammeh help Adama Barrow secure a second term?

Wheeler Dealer

South Africa: Mediclinic to cut Eskom dependence with renewable-energy accord

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saving face?

Nigeria: Buhari’s mini cabinet reshuffle raises eyebrows ahead of 2023 polls

For the first time in his six years in office, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari sacked two of his ministers in a cabinet reshuffle in the ... first week of September. Though the president claimed it was done based on a performance review, some believe Buhari carried out the mini reshuffle “to save face” amid growing criticisms over the worsening state of affairs on all fronts.

Game Changer

North Africa can lead growth as family size shrinks, debt fears recede

Signs that an African debt crisis has been averted and the prospect of a demographic shift to smaller family sizes mean that North Africa can ... lead a period of rapid economic growth across the continent, Charles Robertson, chief economist at Renaissance Capital, tells The Africa Report.

Rage Against the Vaccine

Nigeria: Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy grows with inoculation drive

Two states in Nigeria – Edo and Ondo – recently announced compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations for adults. Even after a court restrained the ... Edo State government from going ahead, it insists the order stands. Abiodun Odusote weighs in on the legality of these orders.

old narratives

How not to write about an African election

By the end of 2021, 13 African countries would have held presidential elections. That's 13 different opportunities for global media to paint ... the same story of rigged and, in some cases, violent elections that have become the single story of democracy in Africa.

Border disputes

Oil, gas, mines… how Africa’s inherited colonial borders fuel discord

The continent’s often imprecisely demarcated borders, inherited from the colonial era, have given rise to numerous disputes between African ... nations. Each country seeks to benefit from these disputed areas, especially when they contain natural resources.

Possibly?

Guinea – Mali: Are special forces threatening democracy?

Be it Assimi Goïta in Mali or Mamady Doumbouya in Guinea, in both cases the incumbent president was overthrown by the head of the special forces. ... This raises questions about the role of these elite military units and their relationship with politics.

double pandemic

South Africa: How Covid-19 led to an increase in teenage pregnancy

An estimated 21 million girls aged 15–19 years in developing countries become pregnant and about 12 million of them give birth every year. ...

internet plans

Africa: Are internet data plans affordable?

Ten countries on the continent now offer charges of less than a dollar for a gigabyte of data. ...

breaking new ground

Nigeria: Will music streaming ensure Afrobeats doesn’t skip a beat?

Burna Boy’s fifth LP album 'Twice as Tall' clinched the Grammys for Best Global Music Album in March 2021. Receiving the award via video teleconferencing ... could not dampen this momentous event for the Nigerian, whose real name is Damini Ogulu. It was a roaring win for Afrobeats, the nascent music genre - a fusion of West African rhythms superimposed on an American Hip-Hop ethos - that began to gain popularity at the turn of the millennium.

local civil society

Ethiopia: A New Year’s call for peace and end to Tigray’s multifaceted war

A call for peace by Local Civil Society Organizations of Ethiopia.
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President-napping

Guinea: Where and in what condition is President Alpha Condé being held?

We exclusively reveal where Mamady Doumbouya's men have been holding Guinea’s President Alpha Condé since his arrest. ...

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FARM YIELDS

Tata International Africa wants acquisitions to extend John Deere distribution

Tata International Africa (TIA) wants to make acquisitions of John Deere dealerships to extend their Zambian distribution partnership, the CEO ... of Tata International Africa, Len Brand, tells The Africa Report.

amid legal hurdles

Nigeria 2023: Goodluck Jonathan to consider joining APC

Amid reports of his plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), former President Goodluck Jonathan has legal hurdles he must scale ... in the race for the 2023 presidency.