Overview of The African Elections of 2019
Twenty-four national elections are to be held in Africa in 2019. This reflects an established standard that elections are now the accepted method of selecting African leaders. The quality of these elections continues to...
Escalating Tensions Between Uganda and Rwanda Raise Fear of War
Formerly staunch allies, Uganda and Rwanda are at loggerheads. Since March 2019, their armies have been massing along their border. In May 2019, tensions rose after Uganda protested what it said was an incursion...
West Africa Targets $57b Investment, Integrated Ports, Rail Sector
West African countries will later this month meet in Lagos to chart path to integrated ports, road and rail transport sector, with new investments in excess of $57 billion for the region.
The new cooperation,...
Morocco: A Gateway for Investment Between Europe and Africa
With already 50 billion of Spanish investments in Morocco, there is growing interest in the North African country’s business sector. The latest data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, indicates...
Africa: The Long Road to Fixing Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit
The AFC is one of those initiatives which demonstrates that Africans are taking ownership and responsibility for our challenges, our problems, our opportunities and our potential. African states decided in 2007 to create a...
Zimbabwe Approaches South Africa for More More Power Supplies
Zimbabwe, which is experiencing massive load-shedding, is making frantic efforts to secure power supplies from neighbouring countries despite it owing foreign power utilities. It is pinning most of its hopes on South Africa and...
‘Africa’s Exporters Will Gain from Its Free Trade Area’?
Rwandan businessman Faustin Mbundu tells the BBC's Lerato Mbele how exporters will benefit from Africa's free trade area, the continent-wide agreement signed by 44 African nations.
He says he is optimistic about Rwanda's future. Speaking...
UN Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mission in Mali
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to extend peacekeeping mission in Mali. The council also discussed addressing the escalating violence in the centre of the country.
Resolution 2480 also addresses the...
Five Things We’ve Learned from The South African Elections
In South Africa, the public went to the polls on the morning of May 8 to elect a new group of national parliamentarians, governors, and state councilors. Although weak voter turnout and...
The African Union Wavers Between Reform and More of The Same
The African Union’s ability to respond effectively to political crises has been hampered by institutional challenges, dating back to well before it was established to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU)...
