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WEBTargeted by Niger and shaken by the arrest of four ... prolonged standoff. Kenya’s budget faces pressure as rising interest rates challenge domestic borrowing plans With domestic interest rates soaring to 17% and external loans shrinking, Kenya faces a tough challenge in securing affordable funding for its upcomin... little trust.
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WEBGhana: Public outrage mounts over police crackdown on protesters Ghana’s capital, Accra, has been a flashpoint of tension as police detained 54 protesters for what they described as unlawful assembly. reduced revenue. IMF reconsiders loan terms for Kenya as court blocks reforms Disbursement delays could elevate the country’s credit risk ...
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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 ...
Kenya: Can Ruto maintain grip on Mt Kenya if Gachagua is gone?
WEB1 day ago · In the 2022 election, 3.5 million of President William Ruto’s 7.1 million votes came from Mt Kenya, a regional landslide largely attributed to his decision to pick Rigathi Gachagua as his running mate. On 16 August 2022, millions of people across the Mt. Kenya region took to the streets to celebrate as Kenya’s electoral commission ...
Ethiopia: After Tigray and Oromia, Amhara nationalists take on Abiy
WEBAug 8, 2023 · The instability roiling Ethiopia is intensifying in Amhara, the second-largest region, which is following Tigray and Oromia by hosting rebels that threaten to oust the federal government in Addis Ababa. In response to a request from the loyalist regional authority in Amhara, the federal government declared a …
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WEBOpinion: Latest articles on The Africa Report.com. Fashion's uneven threads. Opinion: Global North led policies should not weigh down African creativity Africa’s blossoming fashion industry makes up a small fraction of the global emissions, yet the lasting impact from the Global North’s fashion industr...
Africa can feed the world, but only if we invest in it
WEBAug 25, 2023 · Growing working-age populations without productive jobs or food security is a recipe for discontent. Africa’s yield gap, the difference between average farmers’ yields and those of the most productive farmers, is 90%. This means Africa could feed itself, and become a major food exporter if the average farmer could invest in increasing their yield to levels of the most productive.
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WEBKenya’s power utility KETRACO is under pressure to avoid locking in high borrowing costs and passing them on to consumers. contempt. Kenya: Police boss sentenced to jail over abducted protestors, defies court orders The Kenyan police force is on the hot seat for demonstrating impunity and its continued failure to follow the rule of law.
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WEBZimbabwe: Latest articles on The Africa Report.com. conspicuous absence. SADC summit: Hichilema’s absence and late arrivals in Harare expose cracks in regional body The absence of Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema and the late arrival of South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa at the SADC summit in Zimbabwe show ...
US‑ Africa: The missing link in the age of great power competition
WEBFeb 27, 2023 · Russia has sought to strengthen its ties with Africa through its Africa Summit, which took place in Sochi in 2019, where it offered nuclear power plants, fighter jets and missile defence systems amongst others, to the different countries on the continent, in $12.5bn worth of deals. Beyond the US’s financial pledges, made during the ALS 2022 ...