Opinion

rabbit and hare

Ghana’s hopes for a quick domestic debt restructuring suffers setbacks

Ghana has tried to fast track its debt restructuring programme. Bright Simons explains why it is not working. ...

historical truth

Even with Omar Sy, film ‘Tirailleurs’ misses its post-colonial opportunity

In the new feature film directed by Mathieu Vadepied, only two languages are used: Wolof and Fulani. How long will we let ourselves be misled ... by the reductive term “Senegalese riflemen”?

cultural egocentrism

Africa’s musicians: Good for the dawn of humanity, not good enough for musical greatness?

Rolling Stone Magazine has just published a rather subjective list of the 200 greatest singers of all time. Where does Africa and its many great ... talents factor in?

interlinked trio

Governance, insecurity, and supply chains in Africa

In Africa, the police and the judiciary are viewed as the most corrupt institutions. Over half of the African population believes that their ... governments are run by big entities acting in their own interests, at the expense of the public good. These indicators are a clear sign of fragility on the continent, which leads to insecurity.

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REWRITING HISTORY

Nigeria: Pro-democracy campaigner accuses Tinubu of betrayal

electrical outage

South Africa: Eskom’s slide from first-in-class to murderous dysfunction

Risks & Remedies

Nigeria: The intricacies of Moody’s credit rating downgrade

REWRITING HISTORY

Nigeria: Pro-democracy campaigner accuses Tinubu of betrayal

electrical outage

South Africa: Eskom’s slide from first-in-class to murderous dysfunction

Risks & Remedies

Nigeria: The intricacies of Moody’s credit rating downgrade

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legacy pick?

Nigeria 2023: The choice(s) before Governor Wike

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike is expected to reveal, in January 2023, which presidential candidate he will support. The announcement could ... have an impact on the outcome of the elections in Nigeria, which are set for February 2023. So who is he likely to endorse?

harassment, job insecurity

Uganda’s claims of press freedom are nothing but a hoax

It has been decades since Idi Amin Dada, a former president of Uganda, infamously said: "There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee your ... freedom of speech." 19 years after Dada’s death, his terrifying threat still looms over Ugandans, particularly journalists and government opponents.

Book Review

Uganda-China: Museveni calls the shots, makes civil society vanish

'Ugandan Agency within China-Africa Relations: President Museveni and China’s Foreign Policy in East Africa' is an analysis of power relations ... between China and Uganda under President Yoweri Museveni.

poll periscope

Nigeria, Libya, DRC… Top elections to watch in Africa in 2023

Let us state the obvious: Africa is a big continent with 54 countries (according to the United Nations). Thus it should come as no surprise that ... there are many elections to watch in 2023.

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interoperability

Kenya’s telcos separating mobile money businesses, could this trigger evolution?

The three mobile telecommunications companies (telcos) in Kenya are separating their mobile money businesses from telecommunications. ...

frosty relations

DRC-Rwanda: Is history repeating itself?

Is history repeating itself? On 4 July 1994, the military forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), led by Paul Kagame, seized Kigali. The ... Rwandan army, which had just committed genocide, was defeated.

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