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Category: Features
2025 a ‘critical juncture’ for Africa amid numerous challenges — Brookings report
2025 will be a critical juncture for Africa’s trajectory, with new political leadership in both the African Union and the United States, which will coincide ... Read More
South Sudan: Eastern Equatoria State deploys forces along border with Uganda amid rising tensions
The government of Eastern Equatoria, a state in South Sudan, has deployed armed forces along its border with Uganda to deter disputes that arose following ... Read More
Shell’s write-down of Namibia’s offshore oil discovery ‘merely speed bump, not road block’
In a blow to Namibia's efforts to become a crude producer, the British energy giant Shell has announced a $400 million write-down related to an ... Read More
South Sudan restores crude oil production and export via Sudan as force majeure is lifted
The South Sudanese government and key oil companies have jointly announced the resumption of oil production and export at its Blocks 3 and 7 in ... Read More
Nigeria, Malawi and Rwanda have Africa’s worst-performing currencies in 2024
Nigerian naira, Malawian kwacha and Rwandan franc have been named the worst-performing African currencies against the US dollar in 2024, according to a latest report, ... Read More
Ghana enhances support for Morocco, suspends diplomatic relations with the Polisario Front
The Republic of Ghana has decided to suspend its diplomatic relations with the Polisario Front, according to an official document sent Tuesday from Ghana’s Ministry ... Read More
Start-ups in Africa raised $2.2b in 2024, pushed by mega deals, 25% drop from 2023
Start-ups in Africa cumulatively raised $2.2 billion in equity, debt, and grants (excluding exits) in 2024, and though it is a significant figure in absolute ... Read More
China’s FM on ‘charm offensive’ in Africa amid changing geopolitical realities
China’s top diplomat has embarked on his traditional New Year tour of Africa that will take him to Namibia, the Republic of Congo, Chad, and ... Read More
With Africa’s ‘France Out’ campaign gaining momentum, Paris’s influence set to erode further — experts
France faces a significant challenge to its influence in West and Central Africa as Chad, Senegal and most recently also Ivory Coast have announced the ... Read More
Spain’s Canary Islands break new record of 46,843 irregular migrant arrivals in 2024
Spain has announced it set a new record for migrant arrivals in 2024, having received 63,970 people who entered Spanish territory irregularly by land or ... Read More