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WEBJoin a global community who rely on us for insight into power, markets and people on the continent. Former Niger minister launches movement to overthrow junta Rhissa Ag Boula has announced the creation of the Free Armed Forces, a political and military movement aimed at overthrowing Niger’s ruling junta.
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WEBlosing investor confidence. Ghana: Banks reel from record fraud scandals A damning report from the Bank of Ghana reveals a staggering 46% rise in employee-related fraud. bribery claims. Nigeria: Top prison officers suspended following alleged Bobrisky leaked audio A purported audio of Bobrisky says his “godfather” arranged with prison ...
Kenya, Nigeria to evacuate citizens from Lebanon as Israel …
WEB1 day ago · The evacuation from Lebanon follows the latest escalation of conflict after Israel killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut. Israel on Wednesday intensified its ground invasion, sending additional troops to southern Lebanon. It announced the first deployment of ...
China’s stimulus targets banks, consumers, property, not African ...
WEB1 day ago · China’s stimulus unlikely to boost African commodities. By David Whitehouse. Reserved for subscribers. Posted on October 2, 2024 14:20. Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the ministerial conference of the 2024 Summit of FOCAC on 3 September 2024 in Beijing, China. (Tingshu Wang-Pool/GETTY IMAGES)
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WEBNigeria’s voter turnout has been on a steady decline over the last two decades and the just concluded Edo State election shows the problem is far from... forward-looking. Tony Elumelu on building chaebols, UBA’s global expansion, and Africa’s future growth Fresh from meetings with Senegal’s President Faye and Aliko Dangote, and about to ...
Ghana: Public outrage mounts over police crackdown on protesters
WEB3 days ago · Posted on September 30, 2024 10:16. Protesters begin a three-day demonstration against illegal mining and what organisers say is bad governance in Accra, Ghana, 21 September, 2024. (REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko) Ghana’s capital, Accra, has been a flashpoint of tension as police detained 54 protesters for what they described as unlawful assembly.
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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 ...
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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...
US accelerates play for Africa’s minerals during UN Week
WEB2 days ago · A new financing network and closer cooperation with Angola, Zambia and Tanzania all aim to challenge China’s grip on the continent’s resources. The United States and its allies consolidated their cooperation along a range of fronts during the UN General Assembly in the pitched battle for access to Africa’s critical minerals.
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WEBNicholas Norbrook. Managing Editor of The Africa Report. Nicholas Norbrook is Managing Editor of The Africa Report, helping to set up the magazine in 2005. He has been a producer for Radio France International, and has lived and worked in West Africa. In 2011 he won the Diageo Business Reporting award for Journalist of the Year.