Three problems that are worse than taxes and corruption for Zambian businesses
These obstacles topped the World Bank Enterprise Survey rankings in 2007, 2013, and 2019, considerably outweighing other issues, including high...
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Top 10 African countries that have gone from low-income to middle-income economies
In the early 2000s, 63 countries were home to more than 60% of the 1.8 billion people who lived in...
France Admits To ‘Repression’ in Cameroon’s Colonial Past
In a rare admission of a long-overlooked part of France's colonial past, President Emmanuel Macron has described his country's actions during Cameroon's...
Kenyan Govt Accuses BBC of ‘Falsified’ Child Trafficking Report
Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, has said the BBC report released earlier this month on child sex trafficking in the town...
As National Debt Soars, Kenyans Ask If Priorities Need to Shift
The country's soaring national debt has sparked public discussion, with some Kenyans urging the government to slow down on the accumulation...
U.S. Sanctions Mineral Traffickers ‘Stoking Conflict’ In DR Congo
The U.S. Department of Treasury has sanctioned four entities, which it says are responsible for "producing and trading" in conflict minerals in...
Unravelling the Illicit Economies Fueling Terrorism in the Sahel
The Sahel region faces complex security challenges, which experts say have been driven by violent extremism, farmer-herder conflicts and banditry....
Major Defeat of RSF Militia in El-Fasher, Say Sudan Joint Forces
The conflict in Sudan's El-Fashir region intensifies with the Joint Force claiming a key victory over the RSF militia, inflicting heavy losses....
Togo Is Flexing Its ‘Unrivaled Maritime Power’
The port of Lome is becoming increasingly strategic as rival global powers make moves to secure access to the region,...
Chad’s Opposition Politician Gets 20 Years In ‘Chilling Message’
Human Rights Watch has condemned the 20-year sentence handed down to opposition leader Succes Masra, describing the charges against him as politically...
