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WEBExclusive Ranking. Our exclusive ranking of Africa's Top 500 companies, including an interview with Aliko Dangote, on the launch of his new refinery. Start reading. Coca-Cola plans $1 bn investment in Nigeria Coca-Cola will invest $1 billion in Nigeria over the next five years, foreseeing “significant social and economic advancements” as ...
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WEBdropped risk. ‘Africa’s economic fate is beginning to shift’ says Standard Bank CEO Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala highlights the continent’s decreasing risk premium and rising investor interest in an interview with The Africa Repor... fine lines. ‘In five years, West Africa will fully embrace global banking standards,’ says ...
Hundred days in, how is South Africa’s ‘second miracle’ GNU …
WEB3 days ago · Four months ago President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress suffered its worst electoral defeat ever, dropping to just under 40% of the vote and losing its parliamentary majority for the first time. Still, Ramaphosa retained his job and this week told the United Nations General Assembly that the new government was South Africa’s “second miracle”, following the country’s ...
Kenya: Ruto’s UDA party shaken by infighting
WEB3 days ago · Standing on a shaky ground. John Karanja, a UDA supporter, tells The Africa Report that the latest infighting within the party is largely linked to plans by Ruto’s allies to impeach Gachagua. According to him, the party is standing on a “shaky ground” and is “likely to collapse” if Gachagua’s impeachment motion goes through.
Opinion: Just over the border from my home in South Sudan, a …
WEB2 days ago · Displaced people arrive in South Sudan from Sudan through the Joda border crossing. (UNHCR/Ala Kheir) The Sudanese civil war erupted in April 2023 and has already claimed the lives of over 15,000 people. Eight million have been displaced. Yet the international focus is on other crises elsewhere.
China and US compete for control to transport African critical …
WEB3 days ago · On 4 September – on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing – Tanzania, Zambia and China signed an agreement to modernise the bi-national Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority – known as Tazara – which links the Southern Africa Regional transport network to Eastern Africa’s seaport of Dar es Salaam.
‘Africa’s debt situation remains worrying….but there’s good news’
WEBJan 14, 2022 · Despite promising signs of a continuing global economic recovery in 2022, the African debt situation remains worrying. Over 20 low-income African countries were in debt distress or at risk of debt distress in autumn 2021 according to the IMF. The good news is that while overall debt levels have generally risen, action requested by African ...
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WEBWhile Mali’s Goïta dreams of an AoSS passport, China’s Emptech eyes Malian market Chinese company EMPTECH is trying to replicate its success in Burkina Faso, despite Mali’s announcement of a common passport for AoSS countries. contempt. Kenya: Police boss sentenced to jail over abducted protestors, defies court orders The Kenyan police ...
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WEBDRC: Top M23 official arrested in Uganda recruiting refugees A top official of the M23 rebel movement has been arrested in Uganda for recruiting refugees to fight the Congolese government. The arrest vindicates ... gender-based violence. Ugandan athlete Cheptegei’s attacker dies in hospital Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the man who attacked ...
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WEBGhana raises cocoa price by 45% to discourage smuggling Ghana’s government on Wednesday announced a 45% increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025 crop season, in a bid to curb smuggling. taking sides. Ghana: Interdiction of electoral officer over illegal voter transfers fuels NDC claims of rigging The Electoral Commission is ...