It doesn’t rain. It pours. With health systems already under strain from Covid-19, Guinea is now contending with an Ebola outbreak. While health officials have been responsive and contact tracing is underway, inadequate healthcare infrastructure will undermine efforts.
Read MoreCOVID-19 has simultaneously intensified project-need in West Africa and strained governments’ ability to promote public private partnerships. Appropriate diagnostic questions offer a way forward for investors.
Read More2021 was slated to be a transformational year for Somalia. Unfortunately, it has missed its deadline to hold elections by 8 February
Read MoreNwabudike resigned last week following allegations that he falsified his citizenship records. Anti-corruption enforcement and the LACC specifically are expected to remain weak.
Read MoreGrace, our ecosystem of African female change-makers, enjoyed a precious moment of reflection last week as we engaged with one of the continent’s female literary luminaries, Ayesha Harruna Attah. In her refreshingly candid manner, Ayesha shared much, including her journey of becoming a writer and the importance of the African narrative.
Read MoreGeneral elections are scheduled to take place in Kenya in 18 months. In the run up to the polls, current party structures and political allegiances are coming under significant strain.
Read MoreThe Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) could reshape the separation of powers and the balances of allegiances in Kenya. However, it faces large logistical and political hurdles before it can become law.
Read MoreMutebile has been governor for 20 years and he will be in office till 2026 if parliament confirms his appointment continuing the bank’s susceptibility to political interference.
Read MoreThe National Unity Platform (NUP) will be the largest opposition party in the next parliament – less than a year after it was founded.
Read MoreA slimmer government and discipline around messaging. Otherwise however, there is little evidence of a response to Ghana’s new parliamentary arithmetic or structural challenges..
Read More‘Yabiso’ touches on widely held developmental objectives but there is concern about its operability and place amid the failing Tshisekedi-Kabila coalition.
Read MoreUganda is in the closing days of its third elections since the restoration of multiparty democracy in 2005/6. However, internal and external consensus are remote possibilities.
Read MoreIn the new dispensation, nine stakeholders hold significant influence on parliamentary business and therefore could play a role improving oversight of public financial management in Ghana.
Read MoreReminiscent of 2012, the Supreme Court deciding is set to decide the final tally of Ghana’s December 2020 elections. The fallout for the normal flow of government business look significant.
Read MoreNigeria begins the year seeking a path to economic recovery. However, to attain these goals it must first content with underweight institutions, structural drift and today’s fiscal constraints.
Read MoreLiberia's 2020 elections were largely peaceful but have emphasised the limited political capital of President George Weah and his Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).
Read MoreThe gift of storytelling is shared powerfully with us by three female Ghanaian authors as they unapologetically tackle issues of race, identity, faith and African history in their narratives and talk to us about the risks and opportunities of their craft.
Read More“Four more for Nana” has been the strapline of Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party during campaign season and while the official results for Ghana’s presidential elections put the incumbent back on the top seat, the dust has not yet settled as opposition candidate John Dramani Mahama has yet to concede defeat.
Read MoreOnce the fanfare around Ghana’s elections quietens, the real work begins. Whoever emerges victorious from Ghana’s seventh set of general elections will have the concerns of the grassroots to address, which we’ve highlighted in this piece.
Read MoreThe Bantu proverb that “a redeemer of people is a walker with people” chimes with us in this month as our conversations with writers, thinkers, travellers and content creators have impressed upon us the importance of authenticity, for the benefit of connectivity. Let’s get real. Enjoy the read.
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