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 ...
Zambia rising
The land-locked nation has a plan to boost growth and confidence in its commodity-dependent economy to counter the knock it took in 2016
Somali camps: Places of desperation
Somalis displaced by conflict and drought to camps around Mogadishu are getting more and more frantic as food aid dwindles. With nowhere else to go, they are ...
Zimbabwe economy: A never-ending story
Zanu-PF, headed by Robert Mugabe — who will be 93 soon — has been battered by internal strife and a failing economy. But none of that will stop Mugabe from ...
DRC: A country at risk
Is the Democratic Republic of Congo in danger of slipping back into civil war? Amid calls for Kabila to step down, the UN and AU have given legitimacy to ...