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Ugandan activist Bobi Wine has launched a new political party ahead of a presidential election in which he hopes to be the face of a united opposition against the country’s long-time leader. The popular singer and lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has led a political pressure group known as People Power, which has …
Nigeria’s candidate to head the World Trade Organization (WTO) said she feels “strong support” from Africa and expects African leaders to unite behind one candidate as sources following the race said she is gaining broader backing. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance and foreign minister who has 25 years experience at the World Bank, is seeking …
Oil majors Eni and Royal Dutch Shell were aware that most of the money they spent to buy a Nigerian oilfield in 2011 would go in corrupt payments to politicians and officials, a prosecutor said in court. “They were kickbacks. And Eni and Shell knew it,” Sergio Spadaro told judges in Milan, summing up the …
The Church of England must review statues and monuments in its places of worship to ensure that any with links to slavery are removed or are given appropriate context, its spiritual leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, said last month. The Anglican Church, a central part of English public life and governance for centuries, is …
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s high court has found the president’s chief of staff guilty of embezzling $48 million in public funds and sentenced him to 20 years in jail, the lead judge said. Vital Kamerhe, once a future presidential hopeful, is the most senior politician convicted of graft in Congo, where high-level corruption is …
Next year’s African Cup of Nations has been postponed to 2022 amid a backlog of matches caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Confederation of African Football said the 24-team tournament in Cameroon will now open one year later in January 2022. The 12 qualifying groups face a challenge to be completed this year. “The date …
Kenya has lost $752 million so far in tourism revenue, about half of last year’s total, due to the coronavirus crisis, its tourism minister said. The sector is one of the leading sources of foreign exchange, earning $1.54 billion last year, which had been expected to grow 1% in 2020. Tourism Minister Najib Balala said …
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When FIFA took over the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after allegations of corruption and internal breakdown, it was expected they would hand it back as a cleaned house. But FIFA has announced many key changes and reforms regarding how the game is played, invested in and refereed, even proposing that the favored Africa Cup …
Throughout this in-depth report, Africawatch reveals how the clandestine mission by the government to kill uniBank actually unfolded. We take readers through the destructive actions undertaken by the Ministry of Finance, headed by Ken Ofori-Atta, the Bank of Ghana, led by Dr. Ernest Addison, and the Official Administrator/ Receiver, KPMG, headed by Nii Amanor Dodoo, …
Because of the havoc wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic, African countries want a blanket moratorium on all debt service to the continent’s creditors. As expected, the creditors are not agreeable. But in this commentary, Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal urges both the lenders and investors to understand that time is of the essence and that breathing time is …
How Africa can bridge the financing gap post-coronavirus Read More »