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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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Africa’s journey to space begins on the ground

By Meredith Baker BBC News* Though neither country has yet launched people into orbit, both are utilising the technology they…

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AGOA and the Emerging African Market

By Witney Schneidman * When President Clinton signed the African Growth and Opportunity Act into law in 2000, he ushered…

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Why cities, not countries, should drive investment decisions in Africa

By  Claude Harding* Africa is urbanising at a rapid pace. It is estimated that around 40% of Africans currently live…

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Zambia – the new bread basket of Africa?

* By Imara Africa Securities team A recent Reuters article reports that Zambia has enough maize stocks to help partly…

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Five reasons why Africa should take off

By Wolfgang Fengler* A week hardly goes by without one or more international investors announcing major investment interests in Nairobi,…

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Young African Invents Touch Screen Medical Tablet

By Mfonobong Nsehe* Here’s an example of African innovation at its finest. Arthur Zang, a 24 year-old Cameroonian engineer, has…

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Ghana Struggles To Cash In ‘Black Gold’ Dreams Of Oil Riches

Five years after discovery of a major offshore oilfield, people in Ghana are still banking on better times ahead. But…

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Africa: The infrastructure that actually drives growth

By Claude Sassoulas* Africa has made its way centre stage in today's global economy. The region's collective economy of more…

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