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Tuesday, 29 December 2020

TOUR DE APOLOGY

South Africa: McKinsey tries to mop up ‘shocking’ state capture mess

McKinsey, a global consulting company, says it is shocked by the weight of 'state capture' allegations surrounding its contracts at South Africa’s ... state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including Transnet and South African Airways (SAA).

Monday, 28 December 2020

Nigeria in 2021

Nigeria will need to borrow more, threatening fiscal flexibility

With low oil prices and revenue, Nigeria will be borrowing more and facing tough economic choices in 2021 and the years ahead. ...

Thursday, 24 December 2020

Port push

Will Somaliland’s Berbera port be a threat to Djibouti’s?

East African competition to provide port and logistics services for landlocked Ethiopia is heating up between Djibouti and Somaliland. ...

The Paradox of Cash

African free trade is a catalyst for digital banking – Mastercard Advisors

Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in 2021 will accelerate the digitalisation of banking, Bola Asiru, head of ... sub-Saharan Africa at Mastercard Advisors, tells The Africa Report.

Wednesday, 23 December 2020

The Lion of Cameroon

Cameroon’s Manu Dibango: Scams and unreleased work surface

Following the release of a new edition of “Negropolitaines”, his family and the Soul Makossa music publishing company are still trying to ... put an end to the illegal exploitation of the late saxophonist's works. They are also preparing to release new musical gems.

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Tuesday, 22 December 2020

Zimbabwe Zambia Power Shortages

leaking money

Zambia’s rusting refinery and patchy electricity is fuelling its debt

In November, Zambia became Africa's first pandemic-era debt defaulter after it failed to service a $40m bond payment. Creditors rejected its ... pleas for a six-month grace period. For keen observers of Zambian affairs, this should hardly be a surprise.

Scale Shortfall

Nexans plans Africa cables manufacturing expansion

France’s Nexans plans to extend its sub-Saharan manufacturing capacity to make cables for domestic connectivity and supply renewable energy ... industries, Vijay Mahadevan, executive vice president for Africa, tells The Africa Report.

Monday, 21 December 2020

Stay just a little bit longer

Egypt leads Radisson’s expansion into serviced apartments

Egypt is the top priority for the expansion of Radisson’s serviced apartment offer, Ramsay Rankoussi, vice-president for development in Africa ... and Turkey, tells The Africa Report.

Friday, 18 December 2020

Climbing the Value Chain

Nissan Africa chief says Egypt can become an automotive hub

Egypt should end duty-free access for imported vehicles to stimulate domestic car assembly, Nissan managing director for Africa Mike Whitfield ... tells The Africa Report.

naspers

Still Too Large

South Africa’s Naspers share-price discount is built to survive Covid

The Naspers share-price discount to the value of its Internet-heavy portfolio of assets is growing even amid a post-pandemic shift to digital ... technology.

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