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Zimbabwe: Food shortages and elections a deadly cocktail of trouble for Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Cabinet are in a panic induced by the looming general elections in the face…

So, how to become an overnight Afrobeats star? Tiktok

The viral-making app has provided some unknown artists a route straight to global stardom.

Some South Africans are not interested in having Covid-19 jabs. Here is why

South Africa is currently facing a new wave of Covid-19 infections because of the omicron variant and its sub-variants, but…

Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections: how to judge candidates’ social protection promises

Zimbabwe is heading for general polls in 2023 amid an ongoing macroeconomic crisis.

The African Standby Force has not seen action. Can it match up to current security threats?

In a landscape dominated by violent extremism and deadly transnational armed groups, the AU force’s viability is in question.

The AU says its neutral on the Russia-Ukraine war. Its actions say otherwise

The AU's actions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine do not demonstrate true neutrality.

Ghana’s big energy pivot: the drivers and consequences

Power crises in Ghana have several impacts on households, businesses, industries and the country at large.

Small cannabis producers the losers in policy changes across Africa

The global legal cannabis industry projected to grow to nearly US$200 billion by 2028 and 10 African countries have passed…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the…

Nigeria: Sachetising Africa’s largest economy

High poverty and inflation rates in Nigeria are leading many businesses, including those in tech, to adopt sachet marketing to…