Tag: Africa Observatory – Issue 4
Fifteen Countries Move to Common Currency
Fifteen African countries continue to work for common money.The draft study on the use of a common currency among the member states of the...
Somaliland Celebrates Independence Amid Lobbying for International Recognition
Somaliland is celebrating 28 years since it declared independence from Somalia. Using quiet diplomacy to lobby neighbours , a delegation from the Ugandan parliament...
‘Emir Sultan Village’ was Established for Arakan Muslims
Human Rights and Freedoms (IHH) Humanitarian Relief Foundation Bursa Branch built 414 bamboo houses for the survival of Arakanese Muslims.
Myanmar took refuge in Bangladesh...
Al-Shabaab Demands $1.5 M to Free Abducted Cuban Doctors
Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group has demanded a ransom of $1.5 million to release two Cuban doctors, who were kidnapped in Kenya last month, local...
Africa’s Top 250 Companies
South African firms still dominate our ranking of Africa’s top 250 companies by market capitalisation, but firms from the continent’s faster growing economies have...
Why Tech Giants like Google and Microsoft are investing in Africa
Now approaching 226 million, the number of smartphone connections across Africa has doubled over the last two years, according to a report published by...
How Booming Population Is Challenging Africa
The world’s developed economies are facing a decline in fertility so pronounced that some will see their populations -- and economies -- shrink in...
China’s Global Investments Are Declining Everywhere Except for One Region
As Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded the latest high-level Belt and Road gathering of world leaders in Beijing last month, China’s signature project has...
Between Reforms or Continue on The Same Path, the African Union Hesitates
The African Union will have to overcome a lack of political will and structural challenges to respond effectively to security crises on the continent,...
Moody’s Says Angolan Economy to Return to Growth in 2019
Angola’s economy is likely to emerge from recession this year, growing at 0.3% after three years of contraction, and the debt-to-GDP ratio will fall...
