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violent erasure

Nigerian women deserve more than a cursory mention in history books

More than half the global population today are either girls or women. Therefore, it is worrisome when we open the history books, especially those ... in Nigeria, and find silence on the labour and contributions of women; a silence interrupted only by brief mentions and cursory anecdotes.

A long road ahead

Chad: Will the late former president Habré’s victims ever be compensated?

Does the death of Chad’s former president Hissène Habré mean an end to the process of compensation for his victims? ...

PARTY POOPERS

Rivalries within Nigeria’s ruling APC party raise spectre of electoral meltdown

Two years ahead of national elections in Nigeria, and its two main parties are in disarray. Activists in the ruling All Progressives Congress ... (APC) are spending time attacking their fellow party loyalists, rather than those in the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

JOBS conundrum

South Africa: The big picture of its unemployment crisis, according to labour minister Nxesi

South Africa’s education requires a rethink to produce the type of skills that are responsive to the needs of its economy, labour minister ... Thulas Nxesi tells The Africa Report.

Achilles heel

Africa: Working at home raises cybersecurity risks, say Liquid, Allianz

Working at home due to Covid-19 means that corporate cybersecurity risks have increased, according to a new report. ...

opposition power

Zambia: Why five is the magic number when it comes to opposition election victories

The victory of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema in the Zambian presidential election was as dramatic as it was comprehensive. ...

Article 11/11 of "Political Capital"

intersectional pioneer

Josephine Baker (finally) inducted into France’s Panthéon

Joséphine Baker, a jazz singer who fought against all forms of oppression, will be the first black woman to be inducted into France's Panthéon ... on 30 November.

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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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"Back to the Future" with Gaddafi

Libya: Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, in the name of the father

Libya's Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former Jamahiriya “Guide” Muammar Gaddafi, gave an interview to the “New York Times.” In it, ... he openly talked about his political ambitions ahead of Libya’s December presidential election.

Food for thought

What’s behind Africa’s skyrocketing imports yet increased production growth?

The headline figures for agriculture in Africa paint a contrasting picture: imports that are steadily rising while the continent's producers ... are recording harvest growth. Digging deep into the numbers, several trends are revealed: oil importers like Nigeria with huge food import bills, African farmers are producing more and more, but investment and farm yields are lagging population growth as many African authorities neglect agricultural research.

Repeating history?

‘US failure in Afghanistan serves as a serious warning for the Sahel’, says Rama Yade

Although France withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in 2014, it is still militarily present in the Sahel, despite an announced withdrawal. The ... disastrous events taking place in Kabul should prompt Paris to reflect on the conditions for the evacuation of its soldiers from the African region.

It remains to be seen

Are BioNTech laboratories really coming to Rwanda & Senegal?

The German laboratory BioNTech will examine the possibility of producing vaccines in Rwanda and Senegal. What can we expect? ...

DIGITAL ENERGY

Sub-Saharan Africa: Schneider to expand operations to meet demand for smart energy management

Schneider Electric plans to expand its operations in sub-Saharan Africa as urbanisation drives demand for smart solutions in business and household ... energy management.

Uche Secondus, the chairman of Atiku's People's Democratic Party (PDP), is seen at the Court of Appeal in Abuja

Opposition in the opposition

Nigeria 2023: Secondus, the ‘total chairman’ causing the PDP top brass sleepless nights

Prince Uche Secondus returned at the helm of affairs as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition ... party, after a leadership tussle that nearly caused the party to implode. He was replaced in August after a court removed him as chairman, and returned after another ruled in his favour. But the court rulings are only one manifestation of the power play behind the scenes in the capital Abuja, as he claims some powerful individuals want him out of the way. Infighting is set to increase as the party organises new leadership elections in October.

incumbent gone

Zambia: Why did Edgar Lungu lose the elections?

Hakainde Hichilema's election victory is the third time an opposition leader has unseated an incumbent president in Zambia since 1991. ...

change of tune

Kenya: Mudavadi, Wambua distance themselves from failed constitutional change bid

A range of middle-tier Kenyan politicians such as Musalia Mudavadi are trying to distance themselves from the failed 'BBI' constitutional change ... initiative; but Kenyans have been keeping the receipts ...

The colonel’s men

Mali: Who’s who in the secretive inner circle of President Assimi Goïta

Now the undisputed head of Mali’s transitional government, President Assimi Goïta has kept a Praetorian Guard at his side, which mostly consists ... of fellow service members.

underestimated power

Why the Speaker of parliament is necessary to South Africa’s democracy

On Thursday 19 August the members of South Africa’s National Assembly convened physically for the first time in a while. They met in several ... locations in parliament to achieve sufficient distancing in the pandemic. And there was only one item on the order paper: the election of a Speaker.

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dropped allies

Kenya: Raila Odinga’s options to beat Ruto narrow after BBI defeat

With the work of the last four years thrown out by Kenya's courts, veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga will likely now turn to campaign mode. ... But the opportunity to try out new political alliances is now gone.

round trippers

Nigeria: CBN may have a breather from its foreign exchange fix, but can it last?

As part of the IMF's $650bn SDR reserve allocation to member states to boost Covid-19-battered global economy, Nigeria is to receive $3.3bn later ... this month. The country is also to issue a $3-5bn Eurobond later this year. Analysts say these would give the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the capacity to temporarily ensure FX liquidity and defend the Naira, considering the recent FX supply halt to moneychangers.
But is this the best use of the money?