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Yes, Kenya’s health budget has risen 30% in last two fiscal years
By: Africa Check 8th July 2019 Better healthcare is a key pillar of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy projects, known as the Big 4, as he serves out his second and final term.... →
G20 Compact with Africa is a long game
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th July 2019 Africa’s ‘development partners’ still struggle to define and manage their relationship with the continent. This was apparent at the G20 summit in... →
Can we dream big again?
By: Terence Creamer 5th July 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa was heavily criticised for using the closing section of his June 20 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to outline an... →
Evolution of ANC economic policy sheds light on squabble over the central bank
4th July 2019 The recent squabble over the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank has very little to do with real economic policies. It is rather emblematic... →
Zimbabwe’s déjà vu moment
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th July 2019 On 24 June, familiar feelings of despair accompanied the shock announcement by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube that only Zimbabwe’s quasi-currency,... →
G20 Osaka Leaders’ Declaration
3rd July 2019 PREAMBLE 1. We, the Leaders of the G20, met in Osaka, Japan on 28-29 June 2019 to make united efforts to address major global economic challenges.... →
Holding Sudan back from civil war
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd July 2019 After militias killed up to 100 peaceful protesters in Khartoum on 3 June, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) took swift... →
Dialogue with Boko Haram: back on the agenda?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd July 2019 There is a hurting stalemate in the Lake Chad Basin. Countries under the mandate of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) are locked in a... →
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis
2nd July 2019 Zimbabwe’s government has announced its facing critical power shortfalls. The country’s anchor power producer, Kariba Dam, might have to stop... →
South African police minister cites dubious UN standard as he calls for 60 000 more officers
By: Africa Check 2nd July 2019 Giving his second state of the nation address in June 2019, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said that the first step to creating a country... →
