Politics

November 16, 2017

Africa Update: Zimbabwe army launches takeover against ‘criminals’ around Mugabe, says president ‘safe’

Zimbabwe’s military seized power early on Wednesday targeting “criminals” around President Robert Mugabe but gave assurances on national television that the 93-year-old leader and his family […]
November 3, 2017

Africa Update: Putting More Energy into Solar Power for Africa

Africa’s geographic and resource challenges offer a unique opportunity to shift the thinking on how to achieve access to electricity for all. By prioritising mini-grid technology, […]
August 21, 2017

News Update: FG, states, LGs share N2.8tn in six months

The Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Sunday disclosed that the three tiers of government (federal, states and local governments) shared a whopping N2.788 trillion between […]
August 14, 2017

Africa Update: Markets Resilient

So far in 2017, the big macro news in Africa is what has not happened. With the election of Donald Trump in November, the conventional wisdom […]