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Cracking down

US sanctions on Wagner group hit Russian mercenary operations in Africa

The US government slapped new sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group on 26 January, putting African nations on notice that working with the Kremlin-linked ... mercenary group carries high risks.

ANPP SUPPORTERS HEAD TO A CAMPAIGN RALLY IN KANO.

northern promise

Nigeria 2023: Kano State remains the key to unlock the north

The commercial capital of Northern Nigeria is central to winning elections in the country. It has the second largest number of registered voters ... after Lagos, at 5.9 million. However, unlike Lagos, turnout is higher, and Kano regularly produces the highest number of votes in elections.

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rallying

South Africa: Can the new pro-Zuma RETMO party topple Ramaphosa?

Stung by the victory of arch-enemy President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC presidential elections in mid-December, some leaders of the ANC faction ... loyal to ex-president Jacob Zuma have announced that they are quitting the ruling ANC party to form a new far-left, party called the Radical Economic Transformation Movement (RETMO).

landed with responsibility?

Ethiopian Airlines crash: Will Boeing finally be held accountable?

The American aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, has been summoned to a court today in Texas, having been accused of having allegedly let fly a 737 ... MAX aircraft with defective software. Two of those aircraft crashed, one in Indonesia in 2018 and the other in Ethiopia a year later.

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Embassy Row

Niger has a moment in Washington

Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, and presidential candidate for the 2023 Nigeria elections

Coffee With

Nigeria 2023: ‘I’m the only revolutionary in race for Presidency’, says Sowore

Blame game

US, IMF visits put spotlight on China’s role in Zambia debt crisis

Embassy Row

Niger has a moment in Washington

Coffee With

Nigeria 2023: ‘I’m the only revolutionary in race for Presidency’, says Sowore

Blame game

US, IMF visits put spotlight on China’s role in Zambia debt crisis

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ill-advised?

Kenya: Ruto burdens Kenyans with increased taxes to deliver on promises

Kenya’s national workers union COTU and the opposition are protesting a move by President William Ruto’s government to continue with tax ... increases on key commodities and services affecting ordinary citizens at a time the majority of Kenyans are experiencing tough economic times.

defensive measures

DRC – Rwanda: Congolese Sukhoi-25 targeted by Rwandan fire

Kigali says it has taken defensive measures in response to a recent violation of its airspace, while Kinshasa assures that its plane occupied ... Congolese skies. As a result, a new chapter in the ongoing tensions between DRC and Rwanda has started.

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari arrives at the flag off ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Development in Bauchi State

to the hilt

Nigeria 2023: Are Buhari’s men frustrating Tinubu’s campaign?

As Nigeria prepares for next month's presidential election, allegations have emerged that a cabal within the presidency is undermining the campaign ... of the ruling party's candidate, Bola Tinubu. The recent scarcity of petrol and shortage of redesigned currency have fuelled these claims. How this will impact the outcome of the poll?

Less is more

‘Small is beautiful’: China’s shrinking lending footprint in Africa

Move over Belt and Road Initiative. China’s overseas development finance footprint continues to dwindle in the post-pandemic era, according ... to a new study from the Global Development Policy Centre at Boston University. The trend has concrete ramifications for Africa, where China is banking on smaller projects while shifting its attention away from oil and gas in favour of the telecom, transport and power sectors.

new beginning

Tanzania: Tundu Lissu returns home after years in exile

Tanzanian opposition stalwart Tundu Lissu has been arrested countless times, pumped full of bullets in an assassination attempt and lived largely ... in exile for more than five years. But the 55-year-old lawyer, who returned home briefly to run for the presidency in 2020, is back on Tanzanian soil again from exile in Belgium to "write a new chapter" for the country.

battleground states

Nigeria 2023: Obi and Atiku push to turn Lagos into swing state

Lagos represents the largest state in terms of votes... but historically has the lowest turnout. That is set to change as determined supporters ... of Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar work to build their ground game. Will Lagos Godfather Bola Tinubu weather the storm? And will the PDP's national crisis be replicated in Lagos? Part two in our series of battleground states in Nigeria.

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