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Corruption and clean energy in South Africa: economic model shows trust in government is linked to takeup of renewables

20th February 2024 South Africa relies heavily on energy from coal-fired power stations, which emit large quantities of carbon. But making the transition to greater... 

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Gold and governance provide hope for Kenya’s artisanal miners

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      20th February 2024 Nestled in the vast semi-arid savanna of Dabel in northern Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia, lies the makeshift shanty mining town of Illo. The... 

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South Africa is falling behind in Africa’s new ‘gold rush’

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      20th February 2024 South Africa was once Africa’s undisputed mining champion. It built its major economy on gold and diamonds, particularly in the 20th century. But... 

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‘For the people, by the people’: Fact-checking 7 claims in Rise Mzansi’s election manifesto

By: Africa Check     20th February 2024 The new kid on the block, Rise Mzansi, launched its election manifesto on 20 January 2024. The People’s Manifesto was compiled after “almost a... 

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South Africa has spent billions in 4 years to create jobs for young people: how their wages affect the broader economy

16th February 2024 In October 2020 the South African government launched a collection of public employment programmes, initially intended as a response to the... 

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Senegal: breaking the election deadlock

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      16th February 2024 Opposition members from the Yewwi Askanwi parliamentary group have successfully challenged President Macky Sall’s attempt to delay the country’s... 

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Reform momentum

By: Terence Creamer     16th February 2024 From an economic perspective, the most important signal provided by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address was that the... 

Climate change post COP 28

By: Saliem Fakir     16th February 2024 You must have felt a bit of a daze with the cacophony of announcements at the twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations... 

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Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent

15th February 2024 In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been... 

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West Africa trade will take a hit as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso leave Ecowas

15th February 2024 The membership of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been whittled down from 15 to 12 following the unilateral withdrawal... 

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