Tag: Africa Observatory – Issue 11
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
Opinion: Africa’s New Free Trade Zone Is Still Just a Dream
Trade within Africa has enormous potential. Whether a new free trade zone on the continent will realize that potential is up to...
Turkey in Africa – Issue 11
The Presidents of The Turkish and Djiboutian Parliaments Have Meet
Turkish National Assembly President Mustafa Sentop met with his Djiboutian counterpart, Muhammad Ali Hamed.
Sentop welcomed...
