Coronavirus

© Africa needs better validation of food origins and quality. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

FOOD RISKS

Coronavirus: no major concern for global food security yet 1. While #coronavirus wreaks havoc worldwide, the one thing it has not done is cause #food shortages or price hikes says @IFPRI the International Food...
Mahmoud Dicko, the head of Mali’s High Islamic Council (HCIM) speaks during a rally at the March 26 stadium in Bamako

contact sport

Mahmoud Dicko: “The dialogue with the jihadists must hold” When should you talk to terrorists? As soon as possible if you want peace, says Mali imam Mahmoud Dicko.
A man uses a hand sanitizer dispenser on the street following the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Algiers

Algeria

Algeria: Hirak at the time of coronavirus
Shoppers queue to stock up on groceries at a Pick n Pay store

Southern Lockdown

South Africa in lockdown as Coronavirus cases spike 1. #Southafrica to enter a 21 day lockdown to curb the spread of #COVIDー19 @CyrilRamaphosa announces during televised address #CoronavirusInSA 2. ...

Coronavirus top stories

© Prudential sees health insurance as a growth market in Africa. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Stress Test

Premium badgePrudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app Global insurer Prudential has seen growth in premiums and numbers of policies sold across Africa this year, Eddie Brown, head of francophone Africa, t...
Streetlights illuminate the central business district in Cape Town

Red Tape Artists

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery South Africa risks shooting itself in the foot as regulatory failings for the licensing of tour operators cripple the industry’s capacity to respond t...

fears revived

Premium badgeShould we stop making a fuss about African debt? The economic consequences of the Covid-19 crisis have revived fears about the indebtedness of African countries. Is this alarmism justified? We invest...

Coronavirus top stories

© Prudential sees health insurance as a growth market in Africa. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Stress Test

Premium badgePrudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app Global insurer Prudential has seen growth in premiums and numbers of policies sold across Africa this year, Eddie Brown, head of francophone Africa, t...
Streetlights illuminate the central business district in Cape Town

Red Tape Artists

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery South Africa risks shooting itself in the foot as regulatory failings for the licensing of tour operators cripple the industry’s capacity to respond t...

fears revived

Premium badgeShould we stop making a fuss about African debt? The economic consequences of the Covid-19 crisis have revived fears about the indebtedness of African countries. Is this alarmism justified? We invest...

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Empty sunbathing chairs are seen on a beach near the Hasdrubal Hotel in Hammamet

shock wave

Coronavirus: 5 economies to watch as the impact spreads These 5 countries will be hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic — NIGERIA Oil sits barely above $30 per barrel for a country that only recently adjuste...
Manu Dibango during a concert in Paris

RIP legend

Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango dies of coronavirus The legendary Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango has died of coronavirus — “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Manu Dibango, our ...
Virus Outbreak Vulnerable Countries Ivory Coast

coronavirus controversies

Controversies after Côte d’Ivoire imposes coronavirus measures 1. Controversies erupt in Côte d’Ivoire over its handling of the pandemic that appears to target different sectors of society. 2. “Coronavirus doe...
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
A map showing Olam’s operations on a world map is pictured in their office meeting room in Singapore © Olam’s operations mapped at HQ in Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Broken Chains

Lessons from Ebola help Olam respond to coronavirus Olam’s experience with Ebola leaves it well equipped to deal with coronavirus, the company’s Africa CEO says.
Naivas Supermarket

bargain hunt

Kenya’s Naivas: Setting up shop for foreign investors While other Kenyan retailers fall away, Naivas is expanding, and bringing foreign capital into its equity structure