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South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

Ethiopian economic reform may prove challenging

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia economic reform prospects

Ethiopia’s homegrown economic reforms face challenges

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ETHIOPIA

Outlook for Ethiopia's economic reform agenda.

Political pitfalls will limit Ethiopian liberalisation

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ETHIOPIA

This would constitute the first major step in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s much-heralded privatisation drive. However, political and security risks remain likely to delay and…

New Ethiopian cabinet gears up for next economic plan

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia's new government line-up.

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2019.

The G20 Compact with Africa will aid investment flows

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INTERNATIONAL

G20 turns its focus to Africa

Abiy seeks to centralise power in Ethiopia

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ETHIOPIA

According to Abiy, the ‘Chaka Project’ may cost some ETB500bn (USD9bn), which would make it Ethiopia’s largest-ever public project. However, parliament has had no oversight role…

Ethiopia restructuring puts bondholders under pressure

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ETHIOPIA

Although a 14-day grace period to make the payment or agree a payment suspension has yet to expire, there is now a high risk that a default is imminent.

Ethiopia and Eritrea face complex path to peace

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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA

Isaias’s announcement follows Ethiopia’s June 5 offer to implement unconditionally the 2000 peace agreement that purportedly ended the 1998-2000 border war between them. Any…