Google, Tesla, Apple: Blow for activists as US court dismisses child labour cases
US court ruling in favour of Alphabet (Google), Apple, Dell, Microsoft and Tesla is a ‘profound disappointment’ for activists fighting for victims of child labour in DRC’s cobalt mining operations.…
Ghana’s Akufo-Addo wants Africa’s stash of cash brought back home from abroad
By Bright Simons/The Africa Report African leaders have called for repatriating 30% of the continent’s foreign reserves held overseas. Is this a good idea? African Union (AU) summits are not…
UNECA’s Claver Gatete: “We need to focus on a practical, collaborative and regional approach”
The executive secretary of UNECA says that the organisation is finding the best ways to collaborate with African countries to achieve their mutual ambitions By Omar Ben Yeddar/African Business Omar…
Africa’s Eurobonds market roars back to life
Recent successful Eurobond issuances by Côte d’Ivoire, Benin and Kenya are a sign that global financial conditions are getting more conducive for African nations to tap into the international debt…
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From African Business ~ Ethiopia could become latest African country to default after missing bond payment
By Harry Clynch/African Business Markets now expect Ethiopia to join Zambia and Ghana as Africa’s latest debt defaulters. Ethiopia failed…
Kenya: currency overvalued, says central bank governor
Kenya's currency, the shilling, which is trading at a historically low rate, has been overvalued for several years, according to…
“Spain offers drones, reinforcement to help Senegal tackle migration crisis”
DAKAR/MADRID, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Spain has delivered six new multicopter drones to Senegal and plans to reinforce its deployed…
DRC elections: three factors that have shaped Tshisekedi’s bumpy first term as president
Reuben Loffman, Queen Mary University of London Africa’s second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is…
Presidential election in the DRC: who are the main candidates?
After the withdrawal of one of them on Sunday, 25 candidates, including the outgoing president, are in the running for…
Microfinance is menace, not saviour for Africa’s poor: Milford Bateman
By David Whitehouse/The Africa Report Collective savings and credit mechanisms have been overlooked due to Western ideological preference for individualistic models. …
“The World Is Becoming More African”
. Young African women and men smiling and having fun on a sandy beach. By 2050, one in four people…
