Fend for yourselves Zimbabwe: Lockdown amid Covid surge has no support for people A rise in coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe has prompted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to put the nation on a 30 day strict ... lockdown.
Money for mobiles In Ethiopia, Vodafone secures up to $500m in loans amid pandemic In early January the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) gave the green light for a loan to support Vodafone in its bid to ... acquire a telecoms licence, though the timetable for the award process remains unclear.
Philanthrocrats From Motsepe to Dangote, are Africa’s richest leaders doing enough to fight Covid? Governments are leading the COVID-19 response, but the continent’s richest citizens are contributing their part to the team effort, sometimes ... even getting ahead of public sector initiatives. Article 5/6 of "In search of new African leadership"
An Interdependent Relationship Mozambique: How Total plans to protects its $15bn major gas project Despite the armed insurgency that has been plaguing Mozambique since 2017, Total intends to continue its major gas project there. It trusts the ... authorities to ensure its safety, in return for a solid financial contribution.
democratising cold chain supply Why COVID-19 vaccines pose ‘equity and social justice concerns’ To mitigate health inequities and promote social justice, coronavirus vaccines need to get to underserved populations and hard-to-reach ... communities.
Logistical Challenge Nigeria’s TradeDepot plans national retail expansion TradeDepot, a supplier to Nigeria’s informal retail stores, plans to expand from Lagos to achieve nationwide coverage this year, co-founder ... Onyekachi Izukanne tells The Africa Report.
It’s all about the money Is West Africa’s CFA reform a collateral victim of COVID-19? While the current crisis with its fair share of uncertainties has impacted the timing of this monetary reform, other factors have also contributed ... to it.
Campaign conflict Uganda’s Museveni ramps up repression on Bobi Wine & others Ahead of the 14 January national election, President Yoweri Musevni's government is not letting up on the pressure on his opponents. Its strategy ... is to limit the opposition's ability to get out its message and mobilise voters.
covid cash crunch South Africa new coronavirus variant rages alongside vaccine finance debate South Africa's struggle with a new variant of Covid-19 coincides with a debate over how and who will pay for the vaccine. The business community ... may be one part of the solution, with the government saying the Pfizer jab is too expensive.
new strains Vaccine won’t work against South Africa coronavirus variant, worry UK scientists New variants in the Covid-19 coronavirus from the UK and South Africa have caused renewed global concern in recent weeks. But UK scientists now ... fear that it is the South African strain that causes the greatest risk, as it may be impervious to the various vaccines that have been developed, including those of Pfizer and Moderna.