Libya’s Coastguard Under the Spotlight
Prosecutors in Sicily have launched an investigation against the Libyan coastguard after footage emerged appearing to show officials firing on a boat of migrant families in the Mediterranean Sea. On 30 June, rescue workers from the German organisation Sea-Watch recorded the Libyan coastguard patrol vessel coming dangerously close to the small wooden boat and apparently […]
All Eyes on South Africa’s Former President
The Police Minister says police will not rush to arrest former president Jacob Zuma in line with a Constitutional Court order. Zuma was found guilty of contempt of court on Tuesday for his failure to comply with a Constitutional Court order to honour a subpoena to appear before the State Capture Inquiry. The court sentenced […]
A Digital Corridor from the Atlantic Ocean through the Congo Rainforest to East Africa
UK-based Liquid Intelligent Technologies and US social media giant Facebook are to collaborate on an extensive long-haul and metro fibre network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which they say could improve internet access for more than 30m people. It will connect DRC to neighbouring countries including Angola, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, […]
Africa’s Sluggish Covid-19 Recovery Shouldn’t Let Investors Lose Sight of Long-term Investment Opportunities
t is an unfortunate yet inescapable reality that Covid-19 will be a key determinant in Africa’s economic growth in the short term. Despite not suffering the same levels of human casualty as elsewhere (less than 5% of the overall deaths from Covid-19 have been in Africa), a largely sluggish vaccine rollout is preventing the continent […]
