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WEBAfrican news, analysis and opinion. growing tension Subscriber Will Egypt’s military deployment turn Somalia into proxy war battleground? Egypt’s imminent delivery of troops to the newly endorsed African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia is causing jitters in neighbouring Ethiopia and raising tensions in the Horn of Africa ...
US push for more African seats at the UN reveals continental rivalries
WEB1 day ago · The US envoy to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has said she is giving her African counterparts what they want by offering them two permanent seats on the Security Council. Keen to court the continent’s favour ahead of next week’s UN Summit of the Future in New York where many African heads of state will be pushing for reforms ...
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WEBFOCAC: China’s Africa focus shifts from debt, infrastructure to mining A pivot in Chinese investment policy towards African mining raises new opportunities and challenges for countries such as Zimbabwe and Tanzania. positive signs. Economic optimism sparks renewed growth in South Africa Driven by reforms under the government of national unity ...
Dying rivers, dying hopes: Human cost of illegal mining …
WEB1 day ago · As illegal mining ravages Ghana’s rivers, more than 250,000 people are left without clean water, facing deadly health risks. Amid mounting pressure on the government to act, communities fear the worst is yet to come.
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WEBOpinion: Sudanese female activists provide beacon in fog of war In Sudan, after a whole year of war, women human rights defenders in Sudan continue to try and help those who are suffering. Opinion: UK decision to end Rwanda asylum deal is an opportunity for peace The former UK Home Secretary argues the UK should follow the lead of the US and EU ...
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WEBenough is enough. Somalia: Growing burden of taxes sparks mass protests The government’s increasing tax demands have sent Somalis into the streets and provoked businesses to shut their doors in protest. crackdown. Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine ‘shot in the leg by police’ Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, a leading critic of ...
Kenya: William Ruto’s turbulent two years in power
WEB1 day ago · As President William Ruto marks two years in power, he finds himself confronted by a myriad of challenges, and unable to fulfil some of the promises he gave to Kenyans during campaigns in 2022.
Coronavirus: African economies are bouncing back post Covid‑19
WEBSep 29, 2021 · Analysts project that Africa’s economy will grow by 4.45% in 2021, citing reduced Covid-19 caseloads despite slow vaccine rollout.
Nigeria‑South Africa: A complex relationship at a crossroads
WEBSep 27, 2023 · Nigeria in South Africa. In 2021, the balance of trade tilted heavily towards the former. Nigerian exports were valued at $2.23bn; South African exports stood at $569m. The majority of Nigerian exports to South Africa are from oil. But there are less than 10 registered Nigerian companies in South Africa, Bobby Moroe, South Africa’s consul ...
Africa in 2023: The Africa Report.com
WEB2023 is set to be a year of change for the continent. Soaring inflation brought on by the year-long Ukrainian war has seen many states look at options on how to become self-reliant. Will that trend continue as new administrations get voted in this year in DRC and Nigeria? And will they seize the opportunity carved out by Africa’s rich resource of ‘critical minerals’ as global interest in ...