Campaigns for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election formally begin in September. Three presidential candidates and nine spoilers or kingmakers are set to shape this electoral cycle.
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In this piece, we surveyed 30 African women from around the continent and the Diaspora to ask them how they're adapting to this season of belt-tightening amid high inflation rates- eating out less and less frequent visits to the salon featured prominently. This excerpt is taken from Grace: African Women on the Move.
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Ruto is the stated winner with 50.49% of the vote. Challenge may follow. And while the political and economic climate is expected to remain stable, government effectiveness will depend on the nature of new alliances.
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The protests will be defused in the short term, but they are indicative of increased risk, and the government transition process remains challenging ahead of the 2023 elections.
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With the exception of Benin and possibly Liberia, headline inflation is now significantly above historic trends across West Africa. However, five markets stand out – Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
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An impeachment process is now underway in South Africa. Still, the president’s most serious political threats emanate from opponents in his own party, endangering his campaign for re-election as party president in Dec.
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Upcoming general elections are the political priority despite recent attacks. Campaigns officially begin next month and a turnaround is unlikely to begin until a new government is established in/after May 2023.
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Liberia’s anti-graft body to benefit from new prosecutorial powers and more consensual leadership but vested interests threaten to obscure its very purpose.
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Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta delivered his mid-year budget speech yesterday (25 July) in a radically different register than most of his presentations between 2019 and 2022.
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The state-owned utility is reverting to government control after the end of a privatisation programme financed with grants.
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The government is rationing newly minted banknotes to prevent a cash shortage. An effective payment switch and steady BSL management will be key for stabilising money supply and financial development.
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In conversation with Tim Cocks, author of Lagos: Supernatural City about his new book, life in Lagos and the f word that keeps Lagosians going…
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Authorities are looking to resell a 60% stake in at least five power distribution companies that have become insolvent.
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Proposals include reserved seats for women, new regulations for voter registration and an improved framework for a government transition. However, a section that allows the electoral commission to cancel votes presents risks.
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The Ghanaian economy is slowing, and its deceleration is fairly broad-based. Looking further ahead, Ghana stands to gain from its export base, formalisation of the economy and international connectivity.
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Differentials in fuel prices are contributing to protests, policy shifts, production costs and smuggling across the subregion.
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Short and medium-term economic outlook has been buoyed by increased mining output. But fuel costs present immediate fiscal and political challenge.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to apply the findings to tackle corruption, but now a separate corruption scandal threatens his own political future.
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Until 2026 general elections, divisions within the opposition NUP are expected to weaken its effectiveness, allowing the ruling NRM to continue to neutralise threats to its governing programme.
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There is some tension because the ruling All Progressives Congress may pair two Muslims for the presidential election and go against a convention that has helped to curtail strife between the north and south.
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