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The Africa Report · Économie

El Niño could cost Africa $20bn – here’s where it will hit hardest

As the continent’s economies try to maintain growth in an already constrained environment, the severe climate disruptions expected in the coming months risk weighing on harvests, food prices and public finances.

10 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mutiny in Niger: 5 questions to understand why the AoSS left Tiani on his own

The failure of the Alliance of Sahel States’ joint military force to act during the mutiny of 28–29 August highlights the difficulty the three countries are having in turning their shared defence ambitions into operational military reality.

10 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Data capture: How US tech giants are building the AI future without Africa

America’s tech sector is on a global hiring spree for artificial intelligence engineers, but Africa isn’t on the agenda. Too often, tech companies are training Africans to use their products and platforms rather than helping Africa create their own.

10 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Tanezrouft: Will a desert penal colony be enough to deter Algeria’s drug lords?

Algeria’s president is toughening his stance on crime and unveiling severe repressive measures. Among them, the death penalty for arson and a vast prison for drug traffickers in one of the Earth’s harshest environments.

9 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Nigeria 2027: El-Rufai’s detention denies opposition fireworks and strategy

As Nigeria’s opposition firebrand Nasir El-Rufai continues to languish in jail, less than a year before the elections, some leaders are starting to look beyond the charges and calling out the bias.

9 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Cameroon: Six skulls, a century in exile and a colonial history still to be unearthed

After a rare and elaborate ceremony, six skulls belonging to Cameroonian chiefs were repatriated from Germany in July. With around 600 sets of human remains still in the European country, how will the vast human and cultural heritage plundered by colonial powe…

9 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Niger: Why Algeria has broken with its doctrine to get militarily involved in the Sahel

The decision to send an air force contingent to Niger on 30 August to help quell the attempted coup marks a major shift for Algiers, which has never sent troops beyond its borders on the continent. What has changed?

8 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Will Obasanjo’s presidential library escape Nigeria’s poor maintenance culture?

The immense Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library on 32-hectare grounds in South West Nigeria preserves the legacy of the former president. So why is the building in need of repair?

8 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Dangote, Sahara, Afriquia: Africa’s oil champions take on the majors

In a sector dominated by Western heavyweights, African groups – Aliko Dangote’s chief among them – are carving out a place for themselves. They are making inroads in refining, trading and distribution. But how far can they go?

8 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Niger coup plot exposes deepening fractures in Tiani’s army

The 29 August mutiny has put Abdourahamane Tiani’s counterterrorism strategy under renewed scrutiny, as jihadist violence continues to ravage western Niger’s Tillabéri region. Our maps chart the evolution of deadly attacks in recent years, revealing the scale…

7 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

‘The IPO for the people’: Dangote refinery targets 10 million retail investors

Billionaire Aliko Dangote has launched Africa’s largest public share sale, opening up ownership of his $20bn mega-refinery to millions of ordinary citizens across the continent.

7 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Kenya-South Africa trade row puts tea tariff deal at risk

South Africa halted duty-free imports of Kenyan tea after Kenya’s new timber tariffs triggered mutual trade reciprocity rules.

7 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mcebisi Jonas: Critical thinking is needed to get South Africa back on track

Businessman, former politician and whistleblower Mcebisi Jonas wants a more thoughtful approach to how South Africa is run, and has founded the Nucleus Institute to encourage that, he tells ‘The Africa Report’ in an exclusive interview.

5 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mundubile, Lissu, Besigye: Treason cases sweep across Africa’s opposition

From Tanzania and Uganda to Zambia, South Sudan and Lesotho, some of the continent’s biggest political figures are up against the gravest of charges. Are states confronting real threats or reaching for treason laws against their opponents?

4 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mali: Alpha Yaya Sangaré, the colonel felled by his book launch, gets 20 years in prison

Sentenced for publishing an essay on terrorism in Mali, Colonel Sangaré is also paying the price for the enemies he had made within the junta — in particular the ambitions that intelligence chief Modibo Koné suspected him of harbouring.

4 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Kenya: How politics and state interference hinder essential police force overhaul

Ahead of the 2027 elections, political interference remains a major hurdle in implementing crucial police reforms, as opposition leaders continue to cry foul.

4 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mercedes Vera Martin (IMF): ‘Senegal’s debt treatment process has begun’

The IMF and Dakar have reached an agreement on a $2.2bn loan to allow the country to return to a sustainable debt trajectory. In this interview, the IMF’s mission chief for Senegal sets out the next steps in this long-running process.

3 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

DRC: AFC/M23’s parallel government exposes the limits of Kinshasa’s authority

From the judiciary to higher education, Congolese authorities are attempting to block appointments made by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 in rebel-held areas. Does the government have the means to enforce its decisions?

3 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Uber quits Nigeria and Uganda, as Bolt and inDrive eye market share

The US ride-hailing group’s latest African exits deepen a regional retreat and open the door for rivals better adapted to local pricing and costs. Uber remains available in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and Morocco.

3 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Cameroon: Who is Paul Biya’s other elusive son, Junior?

The rarely seen brother of Brenda and half-brother of Franck celebrated his 31st birthday in Geneva with Paul Biya and the presidential clan.

2 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

5 questions on why tensions are flaring on the Senegal-Gambia border

The demolition in July of a small Gambian wall by the Senegalese army nearly triggered a diplomatic crisis between Dakar and Banjul. A joint commission is trying to settle a border that colonial powers crudely drew in 1889.

2 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Nigeria’s FTSE frontier return boosts prospects for Dangote refinery IPO

Nigeria’s return to FTSE Russell’s Frontier Market Index is set to unlock vital foreign capital ahead of the Dangote refinery’s anticipated $5bn listing.

2 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Tanzania: VP Nchimbi’s resignation entrenches Samia’s iron-fist rule

The abrupt resignation of Tanzanian Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi, coupled with his swift expulsion from the ruling CCM party and potential treason charges, signals the rapid erosion of political tolerance across both government and opposition lines.

1 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

A decade of decay: Ghana’s presidential library that never truly opened

Across from one of Africa’s busiest slave trade monuments, Ghana’s first presidential library has spent a decade locked, decaying, a pawn in a battle over who should run it.

1 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

South Africa: Sasol rides refining surge and operational rebound to lift full-year profit

Sasol posts a 17% rise in full-year profit to R60.7bn as operational gains at Secunda and surging refining margins offset legacy headwinds and chemical softness.

1 septembre 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Morocco’s Ceuta crisis: How a storm in a teacup ignited the West’s far-right

Donald Trump sees it as an ‘invasion’; Jordan Bardella an ‘unprecedented flood’; Spain’s Vox party an ‘act of war against Spain’. The Ceuta migration crisis is proving powerful fuel for the radical right in the US and Europe.

31 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Africa’s untapped market: Why intra-continental trade lags behind

Africa trades more processed goods with itself than it does with the rest of the world, but not yet on the scale needed to drive meaningful industrialisation. A report by the World Bank and France’s development bank identifies a range of trade ‘frictions’ that…

31 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

South Africa: With profit doubled in a year, has Eskom finally turned the corner?

Eskom more than doubled its annual profit to R30.3bn ($1.8bn) on lower diesel burn and Treasury relief, but falling industrial demand and a 3GW capacity surplus present a new operational test.

31 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Niger: Gunfire and explosions heard in Niamey

Gunfire and explosions were heard overnight from Friday 28 to Saturday 29 August in several parts of Niger’s capital, Niamey, including around the military base next to the international airport.

29 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

KCB, Equity, Absa cut bad loans as Kenya bank profits soar

Falling interest rates and aggressive recovery efforts have helped Kenya’s top banks cut bad loans by KSh65.9bn while delivering record half-year profits.

28 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

DRC dialogue: How Félix Tshisekedi seized the moment

After months of prevarication, President Félix Tshisekedi has announced a sweeping dialogue with the aim of establishing “peace, cohesion and the renewal of the state”. Just over two years from the end to his mandate, he is mixing pragmatism with political cal…

28 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

María Fernanda Espinosa: ‘We will not reform the UN by marginalising Africa’

As the succession to António Guterres looms, Africa can no longer be reduced to its 54 votes. Its diversity, its political weight and its quest for autonomy must be fully taken into account by the next UN secretary-general, argues María Fernanda Espinosa, a ca…

28 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zimbabwe’s gold push: Can formalisation curb smuggling and damage?

Zimbabwe wants to capture more of its booming artisanal gold sector, curb smuggling and reduce environmental damage. But the plans risk facing resistance from the miners who do not want to incur higher operating costs.

27 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Kenya: Can Ndindi Nyoro break Gachagua’s grip on Mt Kenya?

Ndindi Nyoro’s entry into the opposition threatens to fracture Mt Kenya’s anti-Ruto vote and undermine Rigathi Gachagua’s bid to emerge as the region’s undisputed political kingpin ahead of the 2027 election.

27 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

A year after Sidi Ould Tah’s departure, how is BADEA faring?

Under its Kuwaiti president, the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa intends to press on with the transformation it has undergone in recent years. But the financial and geopolitical balancing act is a difficult one to maintain.

27 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

What is Ghana’s GoldBod – and why is its funding model under pressure?

The state gold buyer has become central to Ghana’s FX strategy. Payment delays are now testing whether it can operate without central-bank backing.

26 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Nigerian stocks sink as investors position ahead of Dangote refinery IPO

The Nigerian stock market has extended its losing streak for a tenth straight session, with analysts saying investors are raising liquidity ahead of the highly anticipated Dangote refinery’s initial public offering (IPO).

26 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mesfin Tasew, the low-profile guardian of the Ethiopian Airlines empire

Having arrived in the aviation industry by chance in 1984, Mesfin Tasew now runs Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier. The electronics engineer has just had his term extended.

26 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

South Africa’s ANC local election test: Rivals, defections and the generational shift

The African National Congress has never announced mayoral candidates ahead of local government elections, and the times when it has tried, it’s ended in disaster – so what is the big deal now? Here are five ways in which the 4 November elections will be differ…

25 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Coming to a farm near you – the $14trn El Niño climate shock

Will the coming El Niño cataclysm, the strongest for over a century, shake western governments out of their complacency over climate shocks?

25 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Liberia: Jewel Howard-Taylor’s arrest would have been unthinkable under Charles Taylor

The arrest on drug charges of Liberia’s former vice president Jewel Howard-Taylor does not establish her guilt. But the state’s willingness to charge Charles Taylor’s ex-wife raises a wider question about whether his legacy still commands the influence, defere…

25 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Money transfer apps: Sendwave vs TapTapSend

Riding the mobile money boom, fintechs Sendwave and TapTapSend have shaken up diaspora money transfers to Africa. The two are going head to head on the continent, both touting fast transactions and low fees.

24 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Nigeria and Ghana power MTN rebound as cash flows back to Johannesburg

The two West African businesses supplied two-thirds of the cash sent back to MTN Group in the first half of 2026, helping the telecoms giant press ahead with a $6.24m share buyback even as its South African operation struggled.

24 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

FIFA election: Is Africa united behind Gianni Infantino?

Officially, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) supports Gianni Infantino’s reelection ahead of the FIFA presidential poll in March 2027. But not all African federations are necessarily toeing that line.

24 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mali: The inner circle of Alghabass Ag Intalla, architect of the alliance between rebels and jihadists

The release of Malian soldiers by the FLA marks a shift in strategy for the rebel group. But Alghabass Ag Intalla, still the master of Kidal, has no intention of forfeiting the alliance he has forged with the JNIM jihadists. Between loyalists and allies of con…

23 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Ethiopia: We’re fighting for ‘total removal’ of Abiy’s regime, says Fano militia leader Zemene Kassie

Amid the multiple insurgencies in Ethiopia, Fano militia leader Zemene Kassie claims to have united the key opposition militants in his uncompromising campaign against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal government in Addis Ababa.

21 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Will scandal derail the DA’s bid for South Africa’s biggest cities?

The party is polling strongly ahead of November’s local elections. But a run of controversies is testing one of its most valuable assets – its claim to offer cleaner government than the ANC.

21 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Kenya drops plan to use NIF for stake in Dangote’s Lamu refinery, eyes $500m local bond

The East African country aims to raise $500m from its domestic capital market to acquire a 10% stake in the planned Dangote refinery on Lamu Island, off Kenya’s northern coast.

21 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Grey hair, black gold: Nigeria’s oil industry calls back retirees as skills pipeline falters

Nigeria’s most strategically important industry offers some of the country’s highest salaries and most sought-after benefits. Yet a shortage of technical expertise is forcing companies to bring retirees back to work.

20 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Who rejected whom? Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and a shifting Gulf order

Egypt participated in talks that preceded the new collective defence agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan. Its absence appears more likely to reflect Egypt’s own strategic calculations.

20 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Oil: Niger bets $1.9bn on Zimar, a Canadian group with no verifiable track record

Niger has signed a deal with Canadian firm Zimar to build a refinery in Dosso. But the group’s credibility is being called into question, even within government ranks.

20 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa puts ally Tagwirei into pole position for succession

Ruling party financier Kudakwashe Tagwirei is now at the centre of Zimbabwe’s succession battle following his appointment to the Senate under the recent constitution amendment.

19 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Why French CAR envoy’s disgrace is more than just a sex scandal

The disciplinary proceedings against Bruno Foucher, the French ambassador posted to Bangui, could not have come at a worse time for France, as Russia continues to make inroads in the Central African Republic and the region.

19 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

DRC: With Starlink Mobile, is Airtel poised to shake up the market?

The Democratic Republic of Congo becomes the first African country to gain access to Starlink Mobile, via Airtel, in a deal that could potentially be extended to the group’s 14 subsidiaries across the continent.

19 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Nigeria 2027: How President Tinubu is wooing northern elites by giving their children key roles

In an effort to consolidate votes in the north of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu appointed seven children of elite northern families to key government roles. Will it be enough to garner those much-needed votes for a second-mandate presidency in 2027?

18 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zambia’s election was flawed and may need to be rerun

Zambia’s election was not supposed to end like this. For much of the campaign, President Hakainde Hichilema looked well-placed to secure a second term. Instead, the country has emerged from the 13 August vote with its democratic credibility in serious doubt.

18 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Ghana’s $1m ‘holy rain’ scandal: Who took the Aksa Energy bribes?

A US jury has convicted the banker who helped pay bribes for a Ghana power deal. Now the explosive question in Ghana is who received the money.

18 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zambian president headed for victory as opposition arrests cloud vote

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema edged closer to securing a second term Monday as results came in from last week’s vote, marred by opposition arrests and a much-criticised suspension of vote counting.

17 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Migrant attacks top talks at SADC summit in South Africa

Attacks on migrants were never on the agenda for this year’s Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Durban, but it loomed large in discussions and a protest outside the meeting venue.

17 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Can Nigeria’s herder settlement plan end the long deadly conflict?

The Nigerian government is planning to establish grazing reserves and ranching settlements across all states and the Federal Capital Territory, in a renewed effort to end open grazing, which has been blamed for years of deadly clashes between farmers and nomad…

17 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

South Africa’s Trevor Manuel: ‘Our democracy needs a lot of repair work’

Lived experience is what Trevor Manuel brings to the table regarding the features and flaws of the continent’s biggest economy. The Africa Report sits down with South Africa’s former finance minister, who talks about politics, Polokwane and more.

15 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Release of US missionary seized in Niger follows re-engagement with Sahel juntas

With US-Sahel joint intelligence services closing in, Kevin Rideout’s abductors were looking for a way out.

14 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

‘Africa Corps Airline’: How Russia transports weapons and troops to the Sahel

A report by the American NGO Center for Advanced Defense Studies sheds light on the air logistics of Africa Corps. Seven airlines, including Russian and African state-owned operators, supply bases in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

14 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Raila Junior: Can he inherit his late father’s political base in Nairobi?

Raila Junior is taking the decisive move to try and follow in his late father Raila Odinga’s big political footsteps, and specifically inherit Baba’s largest political base, in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.

14 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Dangote refinery fuels push to reconnect Nigeria’s ports and railways

Nigeria is pushing ahead with plans to link its ports, refineries and fuel depots to the national railway network as the expansion of domestic refining exposes longstanding weaknesses in the country’s distribution infrastructure.

13 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

How South Africa overtook Spain to become the world’s citrus export leader

A record-breaking harvest has propelled South Africa’s zesty produce, as the country now seeks new markets in the East.

13 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Nigeria: Can estranged Aregbesola and Governor Adeleke stop Tinubu’s APC comeback in Osun?

There are only two days before Nigeria’s Osun governorship election on 15 August, and for the three camps, the stakes are high.

13 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Rival regimes: 5 questions about Libya’s role in the war in the Sahel

The car bomb killing of Benghazi-based warlord Khalifa Haftar’s spy chief on the night of 10-11 August has raised fresh doubts about the credibility of the US plan to unify the rival regimes in Libya so elections can be held in February 2027.

12 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zambian elections: Will Edgar Lungu’s ghost come back to haunt the poll?

The rising cost of living, governance issues and the economy all feature when Zambians mark their ballots in the 13 August national elections – but the ghost of the late former president Edgar Lungu will be haunting the vote in this staunchly religious country…

12 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Kenya: Mandatory battery storage for solar, wind projects sparks early tariff pushback

Kenya Power is moving to put the brakes on new wind and solar projects, requiring developers to add battery storage as the grid struggles to absorb more intermittent power. The shift comes as the utility seeks cheaper electricity while balancing the higher cos…

12 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Kenya, Botswana, Ghana: Africa’s sovereign wealth fund boom gathers pace

2025 was a record year for sovereign wealth funds on the continent, and the trend is continuing in 2026. Beyond the headlines, do these increasingly popular vehicles have the means to fulfil their ambitions?

11 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

China-Africa: Race for investment becomes a battle for value

In just one year, Chinese investment in Africa surged by 254%. Beyond infrastructure, Beijing is increasingly turning its attention to energy, mining and industry.

11 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Is Ghana saving cocoa or criminalising 800,000 farmers under sweeping new protections?

The world’s second-largest cocoa producer wants to shield it from mining and decline, but sweeping new protections risk turning ordinary farming choices into serious crimes.

11 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zambia elections: Hakainde Hichilema vs Brian Mundubile 

Both National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity’s (NRPUP) Brian Mundubile and the incumbent, United Party for National Development’s (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema, are political veterans. How do the two square up ahead of Zambia’s elections on 13 Augus…

10 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Where is Bolle Jos? How Europe’s cocaine kingpin pulled Sierra Leone into a narco-state scandal

Dutch special forces reportedly came close twice in recent weeks to capturing fugitive cocaine boss Jos Leijdekkers off Sierra Leone’s coast. But the bigger question haunting Freetown is how one of Europe’s most wanted men appeared to move so comfortably insid…

10 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Nigeria LNG bets on Train 7, new gas deals after revenue slips to $5.87bn

Despite recent revenue dips and an ongoing force majeure, Nigeria LNG Limited is projecting a bullish future backed by its $4.3bn Train 7 expansion and strategic new supply agreements.

10 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Sazini Mojapelo: The poor girl with the golden thread now leads Africa’s anti-poverty fight

As a little girl riding the bus with her mother, Sazini Mojapelo often questioned why her family struggled while others drove past in cars. Today, the Zimbabwean-South African development leader and first Africa-based CEO of Village Enterprise says that childh…

8 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

South Africa: Jacob Zuma’s political twins – Duduzile vs Duduzane

Former South African president Jacob Zuma catapulted his son Duduzane Zuma into the leadership of his uMkhonto weSizwe Party as first deputy president, after kicking Duduzane’s twin sister, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, out. How do the two compare?

7 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Exclusive: Niger uranium stockpile attracts interest from Romanian company

The semi-public company responsible for Romania’s nuclear energy sector wants to take possession of around a third of the uranium at the centre of a dispute between the Nigerien government and French company Orano, which has been held at Niamey airport since l…

7 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zingman, the Belarusian middleman brokering Zimbabwe’s tilt to Minsk

Belarusian Alexander Zingman has turned a rapport with Emmerson Mnangagwa into a multimillion-dollar trading empire spanning agriculture, mining and diplomacy – all while avoiding Western sanctions.

7 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Can Uhuru unite Kenya’s fractured opposition before it’s too late?

Four years after leaving State House, Uhuru Kenyatta is attempting to reunite Kenya’s splintered opposition and engineer a coalition capable of defeating William Ruto in 2027. But whether rival opposition leaders can put aside their ambitions remains the centr…

6 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Central African Republic-Sudan: A report from Birao, a town on the doorstep of war

Central African Republic Prime Minister Félix Moloua visited Vakaga following attacks, but the population fears a fresh assault amid a simmering crisis.

6 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

From access to advantage: Turning US-DRC critical minerals diplomacy into investment

Both the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) governments have expressed a shared interest in building more resilient mineral supply chains — yet the anticipated surge of American mining investment has not materialised.

6 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Zimbabwe: Energising grassroots, guarding against infiltration, Chamisa launches new opposition

Two years after leaving his hijacked political party, Citizens Coalition for Change, Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa is back.

5 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

South Africa: DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis’s 100-day milestone passes unmarked

The Democratic Alliance leader took office promising to turn his party into South Africa’s largest political force. Just over 100 days into his three-year term, has Geordin Hill-Lewis made a convincing start?

5 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Cameroon: What to know about Biya’s latest military reshuffle

Absent from the country for nearly two months, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has carried out a series of promotions and appointments within the army. This was an opportunity to further tighten his grip on the military apparatus.

5 août 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

‘Take back Bamenda’: In Cameroon, Joshua Osih and the SDF launch bid to regain the North-West

Having steadily lost ground over recent years in its traditional North-West stronghold, Cameroon’s Social Democratic Front party aims to use the forthcoming local elections to reestablish itself in this English-speaking part of the country. One target stands a…

4 août 2026
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Ruto’s running mate dilemma in Kenya: Keep Kindiki or cut him loose?

As Mt Kenya slips towards Rigathi Gachagua and pressure mounts from Western Kenya for the deputy presidency, William Ruto must decide whether Kithure Kindiki remains his best bet for re-election or whether a new running mate is needed to secure a second term.

4 août 2026
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European governments panic after mass crossings into Ceuta test Moroccan ties

Five years after the 2021 Ceuta crossing triggered a diplomatic rupture between Madrid and Rabat, 30 July’s deadly scenes in the tiny Spanish enclave thrust Morocco back to the centre of Europe’s migration debate. But Spain quietly resolved the crisis and most…

4 août 2026
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TotalEnergies sues Nigeria over $554m petroleum profit tax demand

TotalEnergies has launched a legal challenge against Nigeria’s tax authorities and the NNPC over a disputed N75.2bn tax assessment, saying it breaches a long-standing offshore project financing agreement.

3 août 2026
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Why Afreximbank has returned to the dollar

After five years of issuances in yen and yuan, the bank returns to the dollar with a $1.5bn raise. Behind this major comeback lie a restored credit rating and a carefully calculated bet on timing.

3 août 2026
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Zimbabwe: Why South African traditional leaders met Mnangagwa regarding xenophobic violence

The Zulu king, who controls KwaZulu-Natal, where most of the South African anti-immigrant protests are taking place, went to Zimbabwe to assure President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the people of the two nations were united and that third-party forces could not di…

3 août 2026
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From Nice to the Etoudi Palace: The network propelling Franck Biya to frontrunner in Cameroon’s succession battle

A businessman turned contender for his father’s succession, Franck Biya is patiently weaving his web. From family to business circles, from the seat of government to the elites of the Grand Nord via sporting stars – here is a map of his network.

2 août 2026
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UAE’s Etihad stakes its claim in West African skies with Nigeria’s Air Peace

Etihad Airways has signed interline agreements with Air Peace in Nigeria and Africa World Airlines in Ghana. The Emirati carrier is favouring local alliances to take on Emirates and Qatar Airways on the continent.

31 juillet 2026
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Senegal-Mali: Why Bassirou Diomaye Faye is getting closer to Assimi Goïta

Ten days after taking over the presidency of ECOWAS, Senegal’s head of state chose Bamako for his first trip abroad. The move reflects a gradual thaw between the sub-regional body and the Alliance of Sahel States countries.

31 juillet 2026
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Cameroon: Why accusations against Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh are causing a scandal

A deserter facing an arrest warrant for fraud, the former head of Paul Biya’s military intelligence bureau has broken his silence from Europe. His accusations against the secretary-general of the presidency are rocking Yaoundé.

31 juillet 2026
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Zambia: How adversity united the opposition three months before the election

After months of administrative difficulties and divisions to get Trevor Mwamba’s candidacy registered, the opposition has united behind Brian Mundubile and is mounting a last-minute campaign to unseat President Hakainde Hichilema in the 13 August election.

30 juillet 2026
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Macky Sall and Olara Otunnu’s bids for the UN: how the crucial secret ballot stage will unfold

The ultimate test to decide between the seven candidates vying to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary-General – the ‘straw polls’ within the Security Council – begin today in New York. Here’s what’s involved in a process that Otunnu himself lays claim to…

30 juillet 2026
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Ethiopian Airlines hits $9.1bn revenue, but risks threaten growth

The carrier’s best year yet collides with aircraft shortages, a Middle East war and a $60m-passenger airport bet that has yet to prove itself.

30 juillet 2026
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UN secretary-general race: Latin America faces two African rivals, Sall and Otunnu

Two days after the six declared candidates gave their interviews, Uganda has put forward Olara Otunnu’s candidacy to succeed António Guterres in January 2027. Rotation dictates that Latin America should be next in line for the world’s top diplomat post.

29 juillet 2026
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DRC referendum ruling: What the constitutional court decision changes

The opposition has denounced the constitutional court ruling as a green light for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a new term — but it’s not as simple as that. Here’s what the real implications of the ruling are for DRC’s democracy.

29 juillet 2026
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How Gabon is trying to break free of Karpowership

Two years after turning to the Turkish power supplier’s floating power plants to cope with an energy crisis, Libreville is trying to renegotiate a very costly contract.

29 juillet 2026
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Nigeria accuses South Africa of ‘complicity’ in xenophobic violence

Diplomats meet in Abuja to discuss ongoing attacks on African immigrants in South Africa, as Pretoria defends its right to tackle irregular immigration and crime linked to undocumented foreign nationals.

28 juillet 2026
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Can Dangote pull it off? 5 questions over Kenya’s $17bn refinery

Promises to turn Kenya into East Africa’s refining hub, but the announcement raises critical questions that could determine the investment’s success.

28 juillet 2026
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Mali deploys Shahed-136-type drones for first time in conflict

Malian forces and their Russian auxiliaries deployed the drones in the country’s north in early July. Two incidents verified by Jeune Afrique and Bellingcat reveal the use of this new long-range strike capability.

28 juillet 2026
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Why the AfDB has dropped plans to hold its 2027 meetings in Niger

The African Development Bank is quietly looking for a new host after Niger’s military rulers fell out with neighbouring states and two of the institution’s biggest shareholders.

27 juillet 2026
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Treasury steps in as South Africa’s mega-pension manager unravels

After executive suspensions and a boardroom exodus, The Africa Report examines, through five key questions, what the turmoil at South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation means for public-sector pensions and market confidence.

27 juillet 2026
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Why Trump’s DRC minerals deal has failed to deliver

Political promises have yet to produce an American mining rush.

27 juillet 2026
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The Africa Report · Économie

Mali: The wall of officers keeping Assimi Goïta in power and at war

Since the death of Sadio Camara, the junta leader has taken back the defence portfolio. He leans on a tight circle of officers, both to defend Mali against jihadists and to hold together an army that has become the main pillar of his rule.

26 juillet 2026
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Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana lead Africa’s cocoa strategy through CIGCI

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana want Africa’s cocoa producers to speak with one voice. Their latest push through CIGCI aims to strengthen bargaining power and capture more value from the global cocoa trade.

25 juillet 2026
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Africa’s minerals are not the problem. Weak governance is

The global green transition relies heavily on Sub-Saharan Africa’s $16tn mineral bounty. Without urgent institutional reform, local communities will continue to pay the price for global decarbonisation.

25 juillet 2026
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Royal Air Maroc defends itself, as Nigeria threatens to suspend flights over customer service

Long-running disputes over lost bags, stranded travellers and unheeded fines culminate in the strongest regulatory ultimatum Morocco’s flag carrier has faced in Africa.

24 juillet 2026
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DRC: How Kinshasa’s diplomatic manoeuvres score points against Rwanda

With no progress on implementation of the Washington Peace Accords, Kinshasa has sent a high-ranking diplomat to Europe brandishing a memo signed by the FDLR – undermining some of Kigali’s leverage with Western partners.

24 juillet 2026
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Africa Corps convoy circumvents sanctions in hazardous new route to Mali

A convoy of Russian armoured vehicles taking the route between Lomé and Bamako, passing through Burkina Faso, shows that Africa Corps has found a workaround after Guinea refused to admit a sanctioned cargo ship.

24 juillet 2026
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Macron’s France-South Africa business council stalls after list row

Membership lists rewritten by South Africa’s vice-president, Paul Mashatile, a French co-chair on pause and a memorandum still unsigned: the business council born at the G20 in Johannesburg is going nowhere, even as France becomes South Africa’s largest foreig…

23 juillet 2026
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From ‘beggar’ to winner: 10 things about Sammy Kamau, Kenya’s newest MP

Kenya’s Mt Kenya Ol Kalou by-election upset, as constituents voted in underdog Sammy Kamau, has caused President William Ruto’s ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) to rethink its strategy going into the 2027 presidential elections. Who is this young MP?

23 juillet 2026
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Pastors in politics: How evangelicals are crossing the line in Côte d’Ivoire

MPs turned pastors, town councillors, presidential candidates: Ivorian evangelicalism is putting down roots on the political field. A movement that cuts across party lines and raises questions about where spiritual calling ends and electoral ambition begins.

23 juillet 2026
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Frannie Leautier: A global vision and a human touch

A former vice-president of the African Development Bank who spent time at the World Bank before joining the merchant bank SouthBridge, Frannie Leautier is one of the most influential figures in African development finance.

22 juillet 2026
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Why Africa remains on the sidelines of the world’s M&A boom

While mergers and acquisitions deals are surging worldwide, African private equity has sunk to its lowest level in four years. A gap that neither the wider economic climate nor AI looks likely to close any time soon.

22 juillet 2026
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EU blacklist: 20 years of pressure on African airlines

Two decades after it was set up, the European Union’s ‘blacklist’ has reshaped African aviation from top to bottom. Safety standards have moved forward, yet more than half the airlines barred from flying in Europe are still African.

22 juillet 2026
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Donald Kaberuka: From Rwandan refugee to architect of development finance

From Kigali to Tunis, this Rwandan has shaped the continent’s economy over three decades. A portrait of a pragmatist who has always favoured tailored solutions over a one-size-fits-all approach.

21 juillet 2026
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Miatta Fahnbulleh: The Liberian refugee now leading Britain’s energy future

Born in Monrovia and forced to flee Liberia’s civil war as a child, Miatta Fahnbulleh went from refugee to rising political star, earning the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s trust. Now, as energy secretary, she’s tasked with overhauling Britain’s energy syst…

21 juillet 2026
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Mobile money in West Africa: Wave shakes Orange in bid for WAEMU top spot

Wave is now nipping at Orange Money’s heels on every key metric in the West African CFA franc zone. Behind the price war lies a whole sector reinventing itself under regulatory pressure from the regional central bank.

21 juillet 2026
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Ghana: Opposition financier Wontumi jailed for 20 years over illegal mining

Ghana has jailed opposition heavyweight Chairman Wontumi for 20 years over illegal mining, marking the country’s most significant political conviction in the fight against galamsey.

20 juillet 2026
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How the €23bn Nigeria-Morocco pipeline could reshape African energy

The vast project promises to link West African gasfields with regional markets and Europe, but financing and construction risks remain formidable.

20 juillet 2026
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Strait of Hormuz: How will Africa weather the new oil-price shock?

As oil prices climb above $90 a barrel amidst escalating hostilities between the US and Iran, African economies face mounting inflation and widening budget deficits. From Dangote’s refining to tax cuts and stockpiling, what strategies are in place?

20 juillet 2026
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Inside Erdogan’s Africa machine: The network expanding Turkiye’s influence across the continent

From drone makers and airport builders to diplomats, powerbrokers and airline executives, meet the people and institutions driving Ankara’s African ambitions.

19 juillet 2026
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Cameroon’s phantom gold: Billions slipping through the state’s fingers

Illegal gold, porous borders and complicity at the highest levels – Cameroon is struggling to reap the rewards of its mining sector. Gold mining still accounts for barely 1% of national GDP. Part 1 of our investigation.

17 juillet 2026
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Gachagua warns of violent Kenya 2027 election after Ol Kalou clashes

Police are investigating attacks on voters, journalists and polling stations during a by-election seen as an early test of the battle for Mount Kenya.

17 juillet 2026
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Xavier Niel returns to African telecoms with $5.1bn Vodafone deal

The French billionaire is set to become Vodafone’s largest shareholder, giving him exposure to Vodacom’s 237 million customers across eight African markets.

17 juillet 2026
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