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Zambia debt crisis faces imminent tipping point

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ZAMBIA

President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front (PF) government are increasingly struggling to mobilise resources to meet repayments amid continued high public spending. Meanwhile…

Rwandan president's victory masks internal challenges

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RWANDA

President Paul Kagame's looming challenges.

New African air carriers will struggle for takeoff

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AFRICA

African carriers.

Africa-EU trade talks faces diverging pressures

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AFRICA

Africa-EU trade.

Mozambican government will maintain bunker mentality

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MOZAMBIQUE

While the Mozambican authorities, bolstered by a South African-based private military company (PMC), appear to have lessened the scale of insurgent attacks in recent months…

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…

Long-term challenges cloud Ethiopia’s economic reforms

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ETHIOPIA

Outlook for Ethiopia's economic reforms.

Sudan's military will leverage foreign relations

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SUDAN

Though Sudan’s crisis is essentially domestic -- with the military holding on to power after the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir despite widespread popular calls for…

Tanzania’s gas negotiations still have some way to go

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TANZANIA

However, despite the significant publicity given to the deal by the government, it still falls short of an overarching host government agreement (HGA). The deadline for this has…

South African national minimum wage will prove elusive

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SOUTH AFRICA

Due to take effect on May 1, it would introduce a single wage floor set at 20.0 rand (1.5 dollars) per hour. The NMW is a significant departure from current minimum wage…