Tanzania President Promises a Transformative Economic Agenda
Tanzania’s new president, Samia Hassan, won accolades from Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, and fellow billionaire Muhammad Dewji for her business-friendly noises. Since she took office on March 19, Hassan — Africa’s only female head of government — has signalled a new business-friendly era, pledging to reverse her predecessor’s policies that antagonised investors and hit […]
Kigali’s Bold Move for Economic Recovery
The Government of Rwanda has raised $620 million through the issuance of the latest 10-year Eurobond bond issuance, the second Eurobond after 2013 when the government last went to the market. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning announced on August 2 that Rwanda’s second international bond was oversubscribed nearly three times as it attracted […]
Nigeria Thwarts Wildlife Smuggling Plan
Officials have seized a record amount of pangolin scales and claws and elephant tusks as the government attempts to combat the trade. The seizure, worth $54 million included 17,137 kg of pangolin scales, 44 kg of elephant tusks and 60 kg in pangolin claws, Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali, comptroller-general of customs, said in a statement. […]
South Sudanese Leader Kicked Out of his Party
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has accused rival military leaders, who announced he had been deposed as leader of the political party and the armed forces, of trying to block the country’s peace process. On Wednesday, the military wing of his SPLM/A-IO movement said it had removed Machar, who helped push his partner, President […]
Court Frees Ghanaians Who Attended LGBTQ+ Event
A Ghanaian court has acquitted and freed 21 people who were arrested during a crackdown on homosexuality in May for attending an LGBTQ+ event. Gay sex is a criminal offence in the west African country and members of the LGBTQ+ community often face discrimination. A proposed new law that would impose tougher sentences and criminalise […]
Nigeria’s Satellite is Surviving by Grace
Abuja has sponsored or co-sponsored six satellites, of which only two are currently operational. One of them is functioning even though it has passed its expiry date, according to the director general of the National Space Research and Development Agency. Operationally, a satellite expires when any of its critical components suffers enough damage or is […]
Guardians of Sacred Grounds Worried about Ethiopia Conflict
Rebels from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site in neighbouring Amhara region. Lalibela, home to 13th Century churches hewn from rock, is a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians. There are 11 medieval monolithic cave churches carved out of rock that date from […]
