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Thirst for African Eurobonds belies higher credit risk

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AFRICA

African Eurobond push

West African bloc will raise voters' expectations

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WEST AFRICA

Out of ECOWAS’s 15 member states, only Togo and The Gambia do not have a two-term stipulation. However, the regional organisation is pushing for every member state to set such…

Prospects for West Africa in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for West Africa in 2019.

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

G20 framework promises to ease Africa’s debt woes

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AFRICA

Chinese creditors now look set to waive debt payments due between May 2020 and June 2021, when the G20's Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) currently expires, although…

Jihadist expansion into West Africa will take time

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WEST AFRICA

While the overall number of incidents is fewer than a dozen since the rise of the region's jihadist insurgencies in the early 2010s, the trend lends credence to growing warnings…

African oil and gas acreage push will hasten

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AFRICA

Increased African offshore exploration

African opposition success depends on alliances

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AFRICA

Opposition victories, especially those that remove long-standing authoritarian regimes, have been associated with democratic strengthening, with transfers of power shown to boost…

African indebtedness is critical but still reversible

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AFRICA

African debt crisis?