Africa

  • Oct 21, 2013
  • 2 min read

East African piracy has more impact than West African

The multinational naval force off Somalia yesterday released footage of a recent successful joint...

Africa
  • Oct 18, 2013
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Ghana ratings dip raises Africa-wide debt trend issues

Ghanaian officials have responded strongly to Fitch's move yesterday to downgrade the country's...

Africa
  • Oct 17, 2013
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Media trends confirm political preferences in Africa

Yesterday Afrobarometer released results on continent-wide trends tracked since 2002 on media...

Africa
  • Oct 15, 2013
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Africa still resistant to low-cost airline growth

Fastjet -- Easyjet's venture into Africa -- reportedly plans to launch its inaugural regional...

Africa
  • Oct 14, 2013
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UN Security Council could defer Kenya's ICC trial

An African Union (AU) extraordinary summit on the ICC on October 12 issued a 'request' for...

Africa
  • Oct 8, 2013
  • 2 min read

Average Africa GDP growth figure likely to disappoint

The World Bank yesterday increased its SSA average 2014 growth forecast from 5.1% to 5.3%.

Africa
  • Oct 3, 2013
  • 7 min read

Africa telecoms market matures and seeks new growth

The African mobile phone sector has experienced a decade of dramatic growth. The phenomenon has...

Africa
  • Oct 2, 2013
  • 7 min read

Great Lakes refugee flows sustain regional tensions

Over 440,000 refugees displaced by insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have...

Africa