Consumers are prioritising what they need over what they want to buy, according to Nicola Allen, senior analyst at Trade Intelligence, who specialises in data analysis on the retail sector in South Africa. There’s more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors … Read more
When King Charles visited Kenya in November 2023, many Kenyans renewed their demands for an official apology for atrocities committed by the British government during the colonial era. The widespread human rights abuses during the Mau Mau rebellion are the best-known of these atrocities. Yet we should not forget more mundane, everyday acts of domination. … Read more
Growing interest around the world for laboratory-grown diamonds poses both threats and opportunities for African economies that depend on their own natural gems. More and more jewellery lovers are shunning natural diamonds because of human rights abuses in the mining industry and concerns that the sale of so-called ‘blood diamonds’ continues to fund insurgencies in … Read more
Rwanda’s involvement in peacekeeping operations for the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) has increased since 2004. The relatively small east African nation is Africa’s most active troop-contributing country and the fourth most active worldwide. It has nearly 6,000 soldiers and police committed to UN peacekeeping missions. In recent years, however, Rwanda has deployed … Read more
Raila Odinga, coalition leader and former presidential candidate, on Wednesday said they welcome the report, despite the dialogue team failing to address key issues, mainly the high cost of living. AZIMIO STATEMENT ON NADCO REPORT; NOVEMBER 29, 2023: After three months of difficult negotiations, the National Dialogue Committee submitted its report last Sunday. As we … Read more
On 21 March 1960 at 1.40 in the afternoon, apartheid South Africa’s police opened fire on a peaceful crowd of about 4,000 residents of Sharpeville, who were protesting against carrying identity documents that restricted black people’s movement. The police minimised the number of victims by at least one third, and justified the shooting by claiming … Read more
Tingo Group, the Nigerian agri-tech which saw its market value on Nasdaq decimated after an attack by short-seller Hindenburg Research, aims to complete a planned merger with MICT and resume trading on the exchange, founder Dozy Mmobuosi tells The Africa Report. There’s more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features … Read more
The Islamic State Central Africa Province recently attacked and killed two foreign tourists and a citizen in a Ugandan nature park. Located in the country’s west near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Queen Elizabeth National Park is about 400km from the Ugandan capital Kampala. The attack was aimed at Uganda’s most … Read more
As of 21 November, the southern African nation had recorded over 8,000 cases of cholera, out of which 2,486 are in Harare, the capital. The disease has claimed 150 lives across the country. There’s more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors … Read more
