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Facing unprecedented debts, a high rate of poverty, a forex crisis that forced foreign investors to flee, and staggering inflation, President Bola Tinubu is depending on a selected few to revive the economy. Can they pull it off?

A general view of the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, as aid groups await a decision to get supplies to Gaza. 16 October, 2023. (Reuters/Stringer)

border line

Egypt tries to tackle regional chaos amid Israeli aggression Just hours before the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) bombed the Israel-Egypt Rafah border crossing for the fourth time on Monday, Egyptian officials call...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Too Little Too Late

Stiglitz: World still lacks mechanisms to tackle African debt restructuring Former Nigerian finance minister Kemi Adeosun joined Joseph Stiglitz in a panel discussion on sovereign debt crises in Paris.

People wait to cast their votes during Liberia’s presidential election in Monrovia, Liberia 10 October, 2023. (Reuters/Carielle Doe)

neck and neck

Liberia: Second round of presidential elections imminent Liberia’s National Elections Commission announce results of the presidential election with voting slated to go to a second round as Boakai leads over ...

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school kerfuffle

Struggle for power at the University of South Africa Staff and students at the University of South Africa are fighting university leadership who are under scrutiny for reportedly bad management.

Protesters march on the streets to demand the removal of the central bank governor amid accusations of mismanagement during Ghana’s worst debt crisis in Accra, Ghana October 3, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

limited potential

Ghana: How far can #FixTheCountry youth movement go? The movement has been gaining momentum amid an exposé of the purchase of 18 iPhones for managers of the state Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Comp...

A Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Hürjet combat aircraft, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (on the screen) speaks at Turkish Aerospace Industries Headquarters. (Mehmet Kaman/ Anadolu Agency via AFP)

Turkey trot

Turkey’s arms industry takes off in Africa Drones, attack helicopters, armoured vehicles, and demining equipment—20 years ago, the Turkish defence industry barely registered.

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Why war could shake politics, economies in the region and beyond

The prospect of regional turmoil and more economic damage threatens governments in North Africa and the rest of the continent.

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Charles III in Kenya: A new king and unprecedented apologies?

Days before a royal visit to Kenya, the UK’s King Charles III has been called upon by Kenyan media to ‘apologise’ for the ‘atrocities’ of the colonial era.

Power plays: Why are more African leaders visiting China despite geopolitics?

It is still only October and there is already an above average number of visits from African leaders to China.

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Why war could shake politics, economies in the region and beyond

The prospect of regional turmoil and more economic damage threatens governments in North Africa and the rest of the continent.

Charles III in Kenya: A new king and unprecedented apologies?

Days before a royal visit to Kenya, the UK’s King Charles III has been called upon by Kenyan media to ‘apologise’ for the ‘atrocities’ of the colonial era.

Power plays: Why are more African leaders visiting China despite geopolitics?

It is still only October and there is already an above average number of visits from African leaders to China.

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300 finance champions 2023

FirstRand, Zenith, GTB… we rank Africa’s top banking groups FirstRand and Nigerian groups dominate the top spots in The Africa Report’s 2023 ranking of the continent’s banks, which for the first time combines m...

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Capitec leads our ranking of Africa top 200 banks In our exclusive ranking of 200 national banks, a South African bank, Capitec, wins the top spot.

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Old Mutual, Sanlam top list of Africa’s Top 100 insurers The repercussions of the pandemic, along with the trend of major African corporations establishing their own insurance systems, are taking a toll on i...

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Who owns Mali’s Dogon cultural heritage? After the independence of Mali, Western merchants scoured the territory in search of art objects. Some of these works, acquired under opaque condition...

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Kenya at 60 Sixty years after Kenya gained its independence, we look back on events and those who have shaped the east African country and how it continues to evo...

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Resilience and growth A tough external outlook has forced African leaders to look for homegrown solutions to growth

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According to the UN, ‘at least 500 people’ were executed in Moura by the Malian army and Wagner. © FLORENT VERGNES / AFP.

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Wagner, Africa’s new looters Beyond its military activities alongside the armed forces of CAR and Mali, the Russian mercenary group Wagner has been chasing economic gains.

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Africa’s Medical Brain Drain A report released by the WHO in March identified 55 countries – including 40 African countries – with significant medical staff shortages. One week la...

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Top 20 Future Champions of African Tech Fintech, e-commerce, healthtech, transportation & logistics…which sectors do the most promising African startups stand out?

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