Internal rifts threaten Kenya’s United Opposition ahead of 2027
Kenya’s United Opposition faces a daunting task in selecting a consensus presidential candidate to challenge President…
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Ghanaian tech founder Afrifa takes on Uber and Bolt with VaMijo
Driven by deep continental insight, Ghanaian entrepreneur Nana Osei Afrifa is challenging global tech giants by…
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South Africa’s $30bn contradiction: Export goods to Africa, then expel her children
The violence and intimidation directed at African migrants in South Africa is morally indefensible. It is also…
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Join siguimi.com →Zambia: How adversity united the opposition three months before the election
After months of administrative difficulties and divisions, the opposition has united behind Brian Mundubile and is…
Read at source →Macky Sall and Olara Otunnu’s bids for the UN: how the crucial secret ballot stage will unfold
The ultimate test to decide between the seven candidates vying to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary-General –…
Read at source →Ethiopian Airlines hits $9.1bn revenue, but risks threaten growth
The carrier’s best year yet collides with aircraft shortages, a Middle East war and a $60m-passenger airport bet that…
Read at source →Is the ICC too focused on Africa?
After Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, Chad has announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.…
Read at source →Cameroon: Paul Biya is absent. Where is the opposition?
With Cameroon President Paul Biya now more than 50 days into his stay in Switzerland, his opponents do not seem able to…
Read at source →Nigeria 2027: Which running mate brings the most votes – Shettima, Amaechi or Kwankwaso?
Kashim Shettima offers Bola Tinubu continuity, Rotimi Amaechi gives Atiku Abubakar an experienced campaigner, while…
Read at source →Can China protect its Red Sea investments without taking sides?
From Port Sudan to Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone, Beijing’s expanding footprint is reshaping one of the world’s most…
Read at source →10 things about Cameroon’s first son, Franck Biya
The Cameroon government has denied that President Paul Biya had been admitted to a hospital in Switzerland since…
Read at source →TPLF’s rhetoric and Ethiopia’s reality on the ground: When politics forgets people
Nearly four years after the Pretoria Peace Agreement (PPA), which ended the devastating conflict in northern Ethiopia,…
Read at source →UN secretary-general race: Latin America faces two African rivals, Sall and Otunnu
Two days after the six declared candidates gave their interviews, Uganda has put forward Olara Otunnu’s candidacy to…
Read at source →DRC referendum ruling: What the constitutional court decision changes
The opposition has denounced the constitutional court ruling as a green light for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a…
Read at source →How Gabon is trying to break free of Karpowership
Two years after turning to the Turkish power supplier’s floating power plants to cope with an energy crisis, Libreville…
Read at source →Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Energies and state giant NNPC lose oil block bids to little-known firms
Nigeria’s largest licensing round since the enactment of a new petroleum law in 2021 saw several established oil and…
Read at source →Shaped by adversity, Family Bank founder Titus Muya’s biggest payday lies ahead
From a small lender mainly servicing tea farmers in 1984, the Family Bank grew into a thriving commercial bank in 2007…
Read at source →Zambia elections: It’s do or die, says former VP Nevers Mumba
Veteran politician Nevers Mumba has teamed up with President Hakainde Hichilema ahead of the 13 August elections, but…
Read at source →Nigeria accuses South Africa of ‘complicity’ in xenophobic violence
Diplomats meet in Abuja to discuss ongoing attacks on African immigrants in South Africa, as Pretoria defends its right…
Read at source →Can Dangote pull it off? 5 questions over Kenya’s $17bn refinery
Promises to turn Kenya into East Africa’s refining hub, but the announcement raises critical questions that could…
Read at source →Mali deploys Shahed-136-type drones for first time in conflict
Malian forces and their Russian auxiliaries deployed the drones in the country’s north in early July. Two incidents…
Read at source →Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s 2030 extension puts ‘open for business’ mantra to the test
As Harare moves to extend power through constitutional tweaks, analysts warn that weakening institutional rules risks…
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What is driving Ghana’s stock market boom?
Ghana’s stock market is booming after years of crisis, but whether the surge signals lasting capital market…
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Mangled mangroves and the urgency of a just transition in Nigeria
In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, an ongoing ecological emergency is unfolding as companies sell off their assets, and the…
Read at source →Paul Biya’s record 50-day stay in Switzerland fuels health rumours
Cameroon’s president has been absent from Yaoundé since 7 June. As Biya’s unexplained stay in Geneva drags on, the…
Read at source →Why the AfDB has dropped plans to hold its 2027 meetings in Niger
The African Development Bank is quietly looking for a new host after Niger’s military rulers fell out with neighbouring…
Read at source →Treasury steps in as South Africa’s mega-pension manager unravels
After executive suspensions and a boardroom exodus, The Africa Report examines, through five key questions, what the…
Read at source →Why Trump’s DRC minerals deal has failed to deliver
Political promises have yet to produce an American mining rush.
Read at source →Is yoga anti-Islamic? Algeria’s alarming rise in Islamist intolerance
In recent months, prominent Islamist figures and anonymous social media users have issued a growing number of…
Read at source →Africa has the digital talent – can its governments build the rails?
The Africa CEO Forum’s LEAD programme is turning its attention to digital public infrastructure, as governments seek to…
Read at source →Karim Khan’s removal opens new battle over ICC’s independence
The court’s member states voted overwhelmingly to dismiss its prosecutor over sexual misconduct allegations. Critics…
Read at source →US-Africa Week Ahead: Washington prepares to shut down for the summer
Fighting over the $1.15trn annual defence bill moves to the Senate as US Congress goes on August recess.
Read at source →Massad Boulos courts Egypt’s anti-Ethiopian alliance in the Horn of Africa
The US Trump administration risks getting caught between an Egypt-Somalia-Eritrea axis on one side and an…
Read at source →Kinshasa Stock Exchange: Will Glencore, Gécamines or Mutanda ring the opening bell?
The DRC is gearing up to launch its first stock exchange, with the extractive sector as its main target. A sovereign…
Read at source →Mali: The wall of officers keeping Assimi Goïta in power and at war
Since the death of Sadio Camara, the junta leader has taken back the defence portfolio. He leans on a tight circle of…
Read at source →Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana lead Africa’s cocoa strategy through CIGCI
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana want Africa’s cocoa producers to speak with one voice. Their latest push through CIGCI aims to…
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