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The One Who Makes Death Tremble

By Francis B. Nyamnjoh The chronicle of Celui-Qui-Fait-Trembler-La-Mort was not a biography of a man,…

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Oil Shock Hits Tanzania: Global Oil Crisis Meets Tax Debate as Prices Soar Sharply

By Adonis Byemelwa Fuel prices in Tanzania have surged into record territory, turning a global…

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The Open Gate: Why Nigeria Can’t Stop the Surge of Small Arms from the Sahel

By Aminu Adamu* There is a village in Zamfara State where the people no longer…

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Agbor Balla: Anglophone VP Now Essential in Cameroon’s Constitutional Reform

By Boris Esono Nwenfor BUEA, PAV – Cameroon is once again facing a defining constitutional…

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Investing in East Africa 101: Eight things investors should know

By  Dinfin Mulupi* East Africa’s profile as an investment destination has improved significantly in recent years with many foreign investors…

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Africa’s under-40 millionaires share their secrets to success By Claude Harding*

Forbes this week published a list of ten African millionaires in their 20s and 30s. Prior to the publication of…

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Zuma warns on Africa’s trade ties to China

By Leslie Hook* BEIJING — South African President Jacob Zuma warned Thursday that the unbalanced nature of Africa’s burgeoning trade…

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Google launch SMS version of Gmail in Africa

Google has launched a text message-based version of its email service targeted at users in Africa. Gmail SMS can run…

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iROKO Partners closes on $2m funding

- iROKO Partners, the world’s leading online distributor of Nigerian movies and music, announces today that it has closed on a…

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Standard Bank (Johannesburg), Africa to Gear up for More Meaningful Engagement With China

press release African nations must use the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) to complement the continent’s regional institutions and policy…

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A NEW TYPE OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND AFRICA

By André Thomashausen*, UNISA 13/7/12 At a recent public occasion at the University of the Witwatersrand, China’s new Ambassador to…

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East Africa: More Oil Found in Kenya

By Humphrey Liloba* Nairobi — Kenya could be on the brink of joining the league of endowed oil producers with…

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