The government of South Sudan on Friday denounced what it called a groundless report that accuses the president and other figures engaged in the country’s civil war of fomenting violence in order to amass illegal wealth. The report, released on Monday by the Sentry, a Washington-based advocacy group that seeks to expose corruption in Africa, said that relatives and associates… Read more »
A British historian who spent almost 20 years working as a tour guide in South Africa specialising in the Anglo-Zulu war has died after a savage beating by armed robbers at his home. Robert Gerrard trained under David Rattray, the most celebrated historical storyteller in the region and a close friend of the Prince of Wales. Mr Gerrard later became the resident… Read more »
A politically stable and peaceful environment is essential for economic development. Conversely, a thriving economy is a major factor in securing political stability. International exchange also promotes the transfer of skills and technology. Germany and Europe need to shift their focus from poverty reduction to the promotion of private business involvement.
With the slump in global commodity prices and the slowdown in emerging markets continue to weigh on export revenues and fiscal positions of key companies in the region, operational risk for companies doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa is on the increase. Supply chain risk in Sub-Saharan Africa worsened from 5.526 points to 5.544 during the second quarter of 2016, as… Read more »
A JRC paper published in Nature Energy reveals that changing the existing energy infrastructure that is unexploited or poorly used in sub-Saharan Africa could reduce the cost and lower the chances of risk for investors, and enable 15.4 million people get access to sustainably produced electricity. This attempt requires an investment of € 1 – 1.5 billion to generate an… Read more »
21 September 2016 – Speaking from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, Hage Geingob, the President of Namibia, recalled last year’s commitment by UN Member States to a new agenda for Sustainable Development to “join the global drive towards ensuring a life of dignity for all.” “We are all in agreement that effective implementation of this agenda will… Read more »
21 September 2016 – Speaking from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, Hage Geingob, the President of Namibia, recalled last year’s commitment by UN Member States to a new agenda for Sustainable Development to “join the global drive towards ensuring a life of dignity for all.” “We are all in agreement that effective implementation of this agenda will require coherence… Read more »
If the drama that was Hakainde Hichilema v Edgar Chagwa Lungu (2016/CC/0031) has any lessons for the continent, it is how not to adjudicate upon a presidential election petition. Three judges of the court effectively succeeded in making an unfortunate mockery of their bench and risking the otherwise good image Zambia’s electoral process has enjoyed for a few decades now…. Read more »
BY Everson Mushava For the past few months, Nera has been protesting against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, but most of the demonstrations have been thwarted by the police. After a meeting of the Nera technical group on Monday, the opposition parties resolved to intensify their push through both protests and other strategies that would also include ratcheting up international pressure… Read more »
The Cameroonian Minister of Posts and Telecoms, Minette Libom Li Likeng, and the Managing Director of Eneo, Joël Nana Kontchou, signed on 20 September 2016 in Yaoundé, the capital of the country, an agreement on the retrocession to the State of Cameroon of a network of more than 700 Km of fibre optic built by the public electricity service concessionaire…. Read more »