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Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Emir Sanusi

emir down

Why Kano’s governor removed Emir Sanusi. And why it matters

Recently, the government of Kano State, north west Nigeria, removed the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, and banished him from the state. ... The actions were seen as highly controversial.

Monday, 23 March 2020

Virus Outbreak Vulnerable Countries Ivory Coast

coronavirus controversies

Controversies after Côte d’Ivoire imposes coronavirus measures

Several controversies have erupted in Côte d’Ivoire over how the government is managing the health crisis and imposing restrictive measures ... on citizens. But many Ivorians are observing that certain public figures are getting special treatment while parliamentary business is continuing on as usual.

Ethiopian Airlines worker transports a consignment of medical donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation to Africa in Addis Ababa

virus vigilance

East Africa’s battle with Coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in East Africa, as the region's countries close borders, block public gatherings, ... and take other measures to deal with the pandemic.

John Nkengasong, Africa's Director of the Centers for Disease Control, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa

continental response

Coronavirus: “We’ve gone from looming threat to looming disaster”

John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), part of the African Union, is leading the ... continental response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Friday, 20 March 2020

Angola’s Finance Minister Vera Esperança dos Santos Daves

finance fightback

Angola: Finance Minister Vera Daves has one of Africa’s toughest jobs

When she took over as Angola’s Finance Minister last October, Vera Esperança dos Santos Daves had the gargantuan task of restructuring Africa’s ... fifth biggest economy.

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Félix Tshisekedi (left), the Congolese president, and João Lourenço, his Angolan counterpart, on 5 January

pumped up

DRC-Angola: Tshisekedi and Lourenço locked in oil struggle

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi is growing impatient with the sluggish pace of negotiations with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço ... for an offshore oil production-sharing agreement.

friends with benefits

France-Libya: Marshal Haftar, the controversial friend of the Élysée

Officially, Paris recognizes the legitimacy of the Tripoli government and supports the political process. In practice, it is the controversial ... Khalifa Haftar who is in its favour. It is a relationship as privileged as it is risky.

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Fann University Hospital in Dakar in August 2014.

home truths

Coronavirus: “It would be suicidal for Africa not to learn the lessons from Europe.”

Professor Moussa Seydi, who coordinates the medical care of patients in Senegal, called on African countries to take drastic measures against ... the spread of Covid-19. And to avoid at all costs the epidemic reaching the same levels as in Italy and France.

Italy Virus Outbreak

soft power

Coronavirus: U.S. vs. China in the battle of perceptions

Providing global “public goods” in health, security and other areas has long been a responsibility taken on by the United States. Now, though, ... as the United States struggles to contain the COVID-19 outbreak at home and with its “America First” foreign policy doctrine, Washington is less inclined to providing global leadership, giving China a unique opportunity to fill the void.

President Alassane Ouattara

final flourish

Alassane Ouattara: ‘I did it my way’

In his first interview since announcing that he would not run for office, the Ivorian head of state looks back on his political career and explains ... the reasons that led him to choose his successor.

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