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The US development corp is betting $300 million on Africa’s rising demand for data storage
Quartz Africa: The US International Development Finance Corporation has joined a push into Africa’s rapidly growing data storage market with a $300 million investment in the expansion of Africa Data Centres, the data storage arm of…
Bushiris leave SA for Malawi
JOHNNESBURG - Self-proclaimed Prophet, Shepherd Bushiri has left South Africa.
Bushiri said in a statement that he and his wife temporarily left for Malawi due to safety concerns.
He says they will only avail themselves once…
The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global
Ananya Jahanara Kabir, King's College London
In February the Angolan dance troupe Phenomenos do Semba created the viral #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video that showed off their dance moves to the South African hit song Jerusalema. Their…
US tries to block Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who would be first African WTO head
The appointment of Nigeria's ex-finance minister to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been thrown into doubt after the US opposed the move.
On Wednesday, a WTO nominations committee recommended the group's 164 members…
Aviation Border Security In The Spotlight As Suspected German Terrorist Is Arrested In Senegal
As most African countries start resuming flights following widespread lockdowns, COVID-19 risk reduction measures are top of the agenda for aviation security officials. Ethiopian airlines, Africa's biggest airline saw a 90 percent drop in…
Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa
Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College
America’s Department of State recently suspended $130 million worth of aid to Ethiopia because of “a lack of progress” on negotiations pertaining to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian…
Can COVID-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, University of Melbourne; Ellis Adjei Adams, University of Notre Dame, and Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, University of Southern Queensland
Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with…
Why African countries are reluctant to take up COVID-19 debt relief
Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town
A debt service relief package has been approved by some of the world’s biggest lenders for more than 25 African countries. The arrangement includes the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund,…
The IMF’s $4bn loan for South Africa: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls
Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a R70 billion (US$4.3 billion) loan for South Africa to help the country manage the immediate consequences of the fallout from COVID-19. The…
Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO
Mills Soko, University of the Witwatersrand and Mzukisi Qobo, University of the Witwatersrand
The next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will replace Brazilian Roberto de Azevedo, who has served since 2013 and plans…