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The Menace of Illegal Mining in Ghana
Ebenezer Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi Devoid of any attempt to extenuate the absolute truth, Ghana has woefully failed and has exposed...
Mozambique’s ‘blood gas’ another resource curse for Africa?
The Northern part of Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado has since October 2017 faced insurgency from alleged Islamist Ansar...
Zero-pass rates: Zimbabwe ticking time bomb
Paidamoyo Muzulu The decades-long underfunding of Zimbabwe education system effects revealed themselves when the country recorded a massive 9%...
Zimbabwe’s looting machine: Cartels, Smugglers, Stealing Country’s Wealth
In early February 2021, South Africa’s Maverick Citizen published an explosive report, Cartel Power Dynamics, which dug deeper into...
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PODCAST: How a five day internet shutdown disrupted lives in Uganda
In this episode, I chat with Ruth Aine, a fellow AfricaBlogging author from Uganda discussing the five-day internet blackout...
South African alcohol bans under Covid-19 lockdown
Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa’s President) reinstated a ban on the sale of alcohol at both restaurants and retail outlets...
The freedom from hunger that is not realy free
By John Riaga Article 43 (C) of the Kenyan constitution guarantees every citizen the freedom from hunger and a...
BURUNDI: Pro-poor Fiscal Policies Will Protect Citizens From Adverse Impacts Of Coronavirus
By Appolinaire Nishirimbere As everywhere else in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing an unprecedented financial crisis and...
Economic Impacts Of COVID-19 Begin To Bite As 20,000 Miners Are Rendered Jobless In Zambia
The Corona Virus pandemic has been used as an excuse by a major mining firm in Zambia, Mopani Copper...
Covid-19: Economic Impacts and Lesons From 2008 Recession
By Odhiambo Otieno The world is so interconnected today that whatever happens in another part of the world impacts...
Covid-19: the Unheeded Ides of March and lessons for Africa
“Beware the ides of March” — these famous words are spoken twice in Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar,” warning the titular...
History on Repeat: Is ZANU PF Facing Another Putsch?
The past few days have been quite interesting with the developments in Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU PF. The unfolding events...