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People have begun voting in a local election in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in Africa’s second-most populous… Read More »The Latest Challenge to the Administration of Ethiopia’s Abiy
Somaliland opened a representative office in Taiwan on Wednesday, returning the favour from Taiwan’s office in Somaliland which opened last month. Both are unrecognised, but… Read More »After Years of Going it Alone, Hargeisa and Taipei Join Forces
Africa must stop aiding the developed world by exporting the human capital which is needed to drive the continent’s own social and economic transformation. Nigeria… Read More »Africa’s Performance in Human Capital is Dismal
Marriage. In these socially distanced times, even the ceremony itself can’t always bring couples — and their families — together. In Africa, some digitally savvy… Read More »How Some African Couples are Tying the Knot during the Pandemic
Absa, recent winners at Global Finance’s 2020 World’s Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks Awards in Africa, is transforming trade on the continent. The group is broadening… Read More »Only a Quarter of Africa’s Trade Finance Needs are Being Met
Ghana plans to use part of the proceeds from an initial public offering in a gold royalty fund to invest in similar entities. Africa’s biggest… Read More »Will this be the Midas Touch for Ghana?
Over the years Mauritius has transitioned into a middle-income country, growing its financial, industrial, tourism and IT industries. But the ocean continues to be hugely… Read More »Oil Spill Highlights Inequality in Mauritius
For centuries, the khat, a leafy shrub native to the Horn of Africa and parts of the Middle East, has been a part of daily… Read More »Thanks to the Pandemic the Horn of Africa’s Recreational Drug Faces Mixed Fortunes
Rising Nile floodwaters are threatening to swamp an ancient archaeological site in Sudan after rivers in the country reached some of the highest ever recorded… Read More »The Floods are Coming for Sudan’s Pyramids
The world’s most ambitious reforestation project has covered only 4% of its target area but is more than halfway towards its 2030 completion date, according… Read More »Update on the Great Green Wall of Africa