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‘They have taken our beautiful sand from us and left nothing’
Robert Shivambu, David Matsinhe | 17 Oct 2018 | Mail & Guardian It was with a heavy heart that Nassire Omar, a 60-year-old fisherman, moved away from his old home in the coastal village of Nagonha in northern Mozambique last year. He abandoned the village where he had lived since 2004, after it became prone to devastating floods. Altogether, 1 300 residents left … [Read more...] about ‘They have taken our beautiful sand from us and left nothing’
Zimbabwe: troubled nation now faces tough foreign policy choices
Stephen Chan | October 3, 2018 The Conversation The toxic presidency of Mugabe may be over, but the new Zimbabwean government of Emmerson Mnangagwa must quickly make some hard foreign policy decisions if it is to change the country’s fortunes. For so far no major foreign power has undertaken to relieve in any significant way the country’s economic distress. Although … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe: troubled nation now faces tough foreign policy choices
Ethiopia to Mauritius: how will Africa match jobs to its population boom?
Peter Beaumont in Port Louis and Tom Gardner in Addis Ababa | Thu 27 Sep 2018 | The Guardian As Africa seeks new ways to tackle high debt, low pay and inequality, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz believes two countries offer an alternative to the ‘Asian tiger’ model There’s a speech that the Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has been taking around African … [Read more...] about Ethiopia to Mauritius: how will Africa match jobs to its population boom?
Showdown: SA takes on the US for cheaper drugs
Laura Lopez Gonzalez | 28 Sep 2018 | Mail & Guardian When the US went to bat for Big Pharma in the fight against this killer disease, South Africa wasn’t having any of it. Here’s what happened next. Graveyard cough, white plague, consumption. A killer by any name, TB has stalked the human race for aeons, lurking in crowded tenements or following miners deep … [Read more...] about Showdown: SA takes on the US for cheaper drugs
Looks like Angola has its own problems with presidential progeny
Candido Mendes and Henrique Almeida | 25 September 2018 | Business Day While former president Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane, has not been arrested on corruption charges, he has been named at the state capture inquiry as one of those who helped the Guptas influence government Angola’s state prosecutor arrested the son of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos over the … [Read more...] about Looks like Angola has its own problems with presidential progeny
Eritrea has slashed conscription. Will it stem the flow of refugees?
Cristiano D'Orsi | August 8, 2018 | The Conversation Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed an historic agreement to end the 20-year conflict between the two countries. The breakthrough has been widely welcomed given the devastating effects the conflict has had on both countries as well as the region. The tension between the two countries led to Eritrea taking steps that … [Read more...] about Eritrea has slashed conscription. Will it stem the flow of refugees?
Beyond the Red Sea: A new driving force in the politics of the Horn
Alex DeWaal | July 11, 2018 | World Peace Foundation This essay was published by African Arguments on July 11, 2018, and is the first part of The Thin Red Line, an African Arguments series focusing on dynamics around the Red Sea. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 transformed the Red Sea. Overnight, it turned from being a mere strip of water into a vital artery in … [Read more...] about Beyond the Red Sea: A new driving force in the politics of the Horn
The pop star vs the president: Uganda’s generational fight
The Independent | September 13, 2018 Kampala, Uganda | AFP | “We used to be scared,” said Josephine Katumba, a 30-year-old hairdresser in Kamwokya, a poor suburb of Uganda’s capital Kampala. “We don’t have fear anymore.” President Yoweri Museveni has long had police beat the defiance out of his opponents, but a 36-year-old slumboy singer turned MP has energised and … [Read more...] about The pop star vs the president: Uganda’s generational fight
Africa’s aviation industry captains chart new course
Julius Bizimungu | September 13, 2018 | The New Times Africa’s aviation market is predicted to top the global charts over the next 20 years. The industry growth is projected to be around 6 per cent on an annual basis, and it is a sector that many players believe has untapped potential. At the moment, however, Africa accounts for less than 2 per cent of the global air … [Read more...] about Africa’s aviation industry captains chart new course
Hydropower is Africa’s big gamble
Sipho Kings | 14 Sep 2018 | Mail & Guardian There isn’t enough electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. Industry can’t grow rapidly and many people have to use paraffin and firewood for cooking and heating. To change this situation, the African Development Bank says generating capacity has to grow by 6% a year by 2040. As of now, sub-Saharan Africa has 170 gigawatts of … [Read more...] about Hydropower is Africa’s big gamble