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South Africa's Ramaphosa will stress reform momentum

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SOUTH AFRICA

This included the retention of key officials such as Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. While Ramaphosa has committed his administration…

Fiscal woes to stymie South Africa's new health plan

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for public health policy in South Africa.

Living cost woes to shape Zambia's pre-poll politics

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ZAMBIA

This is due to spending on imported electricity and fuel, prices of which have risen due to the falling kwacha currency (down 40% to the dollar during 2015). The deteriorating…

Conflict and COVID worsen Sahel food insecurity

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SAHEL

Much of Mauritania and Chad are food stressed as well. European Union estimates, counting the five Sahelian countries as well as Nigeria and Cameroon, put the number of people…

South African economy faces severe recession in 2020

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SOUTH AFRICA

The announcement will put further pressure on South Africa’s already stressed financial markets. The rand and bond prices fell sharply yesterday, raising questions about whether…

Burundi’s foreign overtures may have mixed impacts

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BURUNDI

In contrast to his predecessor’s open hostility towards the multilateral system, Ndayishimiye stressed the importance of international cooperation. However, Ndayishimiye will have…

South African health plan will prompt more controversy

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SOUTH AFRICA

National Health Insurance (NHI).

Buhari offers few answers to Nigeria's economic woes

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NIGERIA

While Buhari is likely to largely follow his previous term’s economic agenda, a squeezed fiscal space, including sizable debt service payments, will test the ability of the ruling…

Ethiopian economic reform may prove challenging

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia economic reform prospects

COVID-19 could reconfigure African foreign relations

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AFRICA

Africa COVID-19 diplomacy.