Burundi: Beering-Up With the Burundian Black Belgian Brewer

John Christian Kavakure fled war in Burundi 25 years ago with the dream of owning a brewery. Read more »

South Africa: Land Reform - A Delicate Balance Between History and Economy

South Africa is moving forward with its land reform, 25 years after the end of apartheid. A recent report recommended land expropriation without compensation -in specific… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Snubs SA Court Order On Kongola Copper Mine

A South African court Tuesday granted Vedanta Resources an order blocking the liquidation of its Zambian-based Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) company amid a growing dispute with the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Inflation Soars to 175 Percent

Zimbabwe's official inflation skyrocketed to 175 percent in June, according to official data released in Harare, the capital, on Monday, sparking concerns that the former southern… Read more »

Africa: Africa Free Trade Accord Unveiled As a Work in Progress

The African Union has unveiled the first steps of a nearly continent-wide trade accord, outlining how tariffs within Africa will be phased out to provide a boost to continental… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Govt Puts Trust in Old Dollar

Zimbabwe declares an end to the multi-currency regime and restricts domestic transaction in its renamed Zimbabwe dollar, in an effort to enhance the affordability of goods and… Read more »

South Sudan: Sudanese Court Orders Ruling Generals to End Internet Blockade

Sudanese authorities are being ordered to end a nationwide internet blockade by the ruling generals following a deadly crackdown earlier this month on protesters. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire Cocoa Farmers Hold Out for Higher Price

Key cocoa producers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have successfully banded together to stop future sales in order to demand higher prices for their raw materials, in an effort… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Rural Teachers Brace for Strikes

Zimbabwe's new rural teachers union has warned the government of a catastrophe that it says is likely to flatten the country's strategic education sector. Read more »

Africa: African Agriculture Economies 'Bright Spot' in Disappointing Global Economy

The global economy generally fell short of its forecasts, set to weaken to 2.6 percent this year, but in Sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture-dependent countries such as Benin, Rwanda,… Read more »

Chad: Chadian Solutions Viable for Local Problems in the Restive North - Analyst

In the restive gold-mining northern Chad region of Tibesti, Chadian government officials working together with locals could de-escalate the current blockade and crisis between army… Read more »

Zambia: Zambia in Battle Over Copper Royalties

Zambia tries to reclaim strategic copper mines as debt burden worsens. Read more »

South Africa: French Invesment in South Africa's Railway Engineers

As one of South Africa's privileged partners, France has been investing in the country's railway industry in a partnership with local companies. A partnership that is bearing fruit… Read more »

Kenya: Home-Grown Hackers Have Looted Millions From Banks

A cyber security firm successfully traced the home-grown Kenyan cartel behind the looting of billions from several banks. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Celebrates New Minimum Wage Victory On May Day

Nigerian workers celebrated Labour Day with renewed enthusiasm this year, following the recent signing into law of a new National Minimum Wage of 30,000 Naira (74 euros). But final… Read more »

South Africa: Debt-Ridden South Africans Go for More to Buy Food

South Africans sink into debt as thousands contract more loans to feed themselves. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Villagers Face China's Growing Appetite for Minerals

Thousands of Zimbabweans are facing eviction as another Chinese investor prepares to take over a mine-rich village on the outskirts of the capital Harare. Read more »

Benin: No Opposition, No Internet - Benin Election Raises Fears of Authoritarianism

Turnout in Benin's parliamentary polls on Sunday was roughly 20 percent, as voters angry at new electoral rules restricting the opposition stayed away. Access to the internet was… Read more »

Algeria: Many Question Billions Spent On Great Mosque of Algiers

Algeria's Abdelaziz Bouteflika may be gone, but his unfinished Great Mosque of Algiers, some say, symbolizes his 20-year reign, as well as his megalomania. Read more »

Eritrea: Foundation Sues EU Over Project in Eritrea Alleging Use of Forced Labour

The Foundation Human Rights for Eritreans, a Netherlands-based organization of exiled Eritreans, is suing the European Union.The NGO claims that the EU is financing a project in… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Common Market Is Close to Opening, but Not Quite There Yet

Seven years in the making, the Continental Free Trade Area is almost established. A minimum of 22 states is needed to bring the trade bloc into force; only 21 African states have… Read more »

Central Africa: Nearly Half of All Women in West and Central Africa Have Been Cyberbullied - Research

Nearly half of women polled across English and French-speaking countries in West and Central Africa, have experienced gender-based violence while using social media, indirectly… Read more »

Rwanda: No Deployment of Troops At Uganda-Rwanda Border, Say Authorities

Rwandan troops have not been deployed at the Ugandan border, according to Uganda's government spokesperson, who denied reports in the Ugandan media that "heavily armed" soldiers… Read more »

Nigeria: Focus On Africa - Shell On Trial in the Hague

The landmark case of widows from Nigeria's Ogoni region whose husbands were executed in an alleged conspiracy between Dutch oil giant Shell and the government of late Nigerian… Read more »

Africa: Egypt Wants More Trade Ties Within African Union

As his country takes up the rotating leadership of the African Union, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has prioritised trade rather than political integration in his keynote… Read more »