Zambia's sho't left to dictatorship
The Zambian president has declared a state of emergency. He held a press conference to explain his actions — but his answers seem to raise more questions. In ...
Angola’s ghost railway
It was meant to be a game changer for the region, an artery for exporting minerals from the DRC through Lobito, the closest port to Europe and Asia. But ...
The game is bonds: Zim bonds
The prospect of inflation in Zimbabwe has increased, even though the country’s central bank has resisted the temptation to print money recklessly
Is Zambia on a slippery slope towards a dictatorship?
A crackdown on opposing voices — in the media and from political parties — has Zambian civil society lamenting the country’s slide towards dictatorship
Investors looking for bargains should look at Zimbabwe’s bull run
Zimbabwe’s stock exchange may be experiencing the beginning of a bull run. But in an environment of cash shortages, holders of stock don’t want to sell
South Sudan on the brink of genocide
South Sudan’s conflict is threatening to devolve into genocide. And, with 2,000 refugees crossing into Uganda every day, that country is also in desperate need ...
Fresh opportunity in Nigeria
Nigeria’s economy is expected to recover from the 2016 recession, but a meaningful improvement in the lives of its citizens will depend on drastic action by a ...
It’s official: cash is on sale in Zimbabwe
Holders of $100 and $50 notes can sell them at a premium in Zimbabwe, underscoring a huge currency shortage despite bond notes being brought into circulation ...
Nigeria’s power problems
The failure of the government to raise tariffs has caused a debt crisis among Nigeria’s private generators and distributors of electricity
Joseph Kabila a smooth operator
For too long, the DRC’s political opposition has underestimated President Joseph Kabila. Now, ructions in the movement could feed into his plan to rule well ...
A brighter outlook for Zambia’s copper sector
Rising copper prices, a favourable mining tax regime and stable electricity supply are driving a return of confidence in Zambia’s beleaguered copper sector
Zimbabwean currency: funny money
Does the $200m facility designed to prop up Zimbabwe’s bond notes exist? Without it, bond notes — which citizens believe mark the return of the devalued ...
Africa CEO Forum more than a talk shop
Innovation will be Africa’s strength: that was the message at a forum of African CEOs held recently in Geneva, where increased trade between countries on the ...
Worries and warnings for Zimbabwe’s economy
After a period of deflation, Zimbabwe’s economy is experiencing inflationary pressures again and there are fears that hyperinflation may return
Mozambique: Change is in the air
The extension of a cease-fire and progress made to secure investments in natural gas reserves in the country’s north give Mozambicans reason to hope
Egypt turns a corner
Economic reform sets country up for greater foreign investment as 30-year bond is oversubscribed and IMF looks set to release second tranche of loan, but tight ...
Africa: Future forecast
The commodities downturn may help force African countries to make structural changes towards diversification, but investors still face many hurdles and risks
Zimbabwe: More of the same?
Will opposition parties thrash out a coalition to take on Robert Mugabe during the 2018 elections?
Crash-landing looms for Nigeria’s aviation industry
Badly hurt by the recession and a dollar shortage that has led to a lack of fuel, Nigeria’s aviation industry must now contend with the planned closure of ...