Official data released this Monday (16 November) shows inflation in Nigeria rose from 13.7% to 14.2% in October driven chiefly by higher food prices. Policies to curb imports will remain unpredictable and may be discriminatory

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu’s resignation letter three weeks before general elections is damning. However, voting behaviour rests more heavily on pocket and place, than principle.

To make this mammoth free trade area a real thing, still more work will have to be done rallying domestic support, completing reforms and straightening out policy contradictions including, even especially, in Nigeria.

Five key social and governance considerations with a direct influence on responsible investing standards, reputational risk assessment and therefore long-term profitability. Report and 30 min discussion with team.

The scale of defeat under questionable circumstances and the spectre of emboldened one-party rule appears to have provoked a larger than usual reaction from the opposition parties.

There are a couple of known knowns surrounding Cote d’Ivoire’s elections tomorrow: incumbent Ouattara stands virtually unopposed on the ballot sheet but the real opposition will be on the streets. At the time of writing, the sense of unease is palatable. Yet hope is that war fatigue will prevent a descent into the sort of violence we witnessed in 2010.

Join us this evening, where we will be discussing Ghana’s economy and the role of the Diaspora in the national agenda at Star 100’s panel discussion themed: “Ghana, Where To Now?” The discussion will be moderated by Songhai Advisory Managing Partner, Nana Adu Ampofo, with the celebrated Ghanaian economist and Patrick Stephenson, Head of Research, IMANI Centre for Policy & Research, as esteemed panellists.

Tanzanians choose their next president and MPs today under unusual circumstances. The choice is essentially between the incumbent President John Magufuli and his ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the opposition coalition, Chadema, led by first time presidential hopeful, Tundu Lissu. Magufuli is the likely victor, riding on some economic gains and the power of incumbency, but not without resistance.

In this month’s Lifestyle, Arts & Culture blog, we hold fast to the antidotes for triumph over the trials: to sing, dance, laugh, protest and pray. For the Hausa proverb admonishes us: “give thanks for a little and you will find a lot”.

Elections are still scheduled for 31 October despite the impasse. The current situation is markedly different from that of the 2010-11 civil war. Nevertheless, work done to maintain economic growth during the covid-19 pandemic is undermined by uncertainty about the level of security risk.

Presidential candidate, incumbent Alpha Conde, has put his hat into the ring for the third time as Guinea’s 5.4 million voter population has been invited to cast ballots today as tensions mount in the mineral-rich West African nation.