African Bank to offer limited service from next month
'Good bank' will offer its lending, insurance and investment products when it launches next month
African News
Zimbabwe to evaluate compensation for evicted farmers
Agricultural union welcomes government attempts to address the issue of compensation for farmers whose land was seized by the state
African News
UN worried about row with Morocco over Western Sahara
United Nations voices concern but does not ask Rabat to drop plans to impose a drastic cut in staff at the UN mission in the disputed territory
Europe
JPMorgan to assist Barclays
JPMorgan Chase to work withBarclays on sale of UK lender’s African unit stake and its Egyptian business
African Business
Proposed restructuring of Mozambique bond ‘tantamount to default’
S&P; and Moody’s say proposed restructuring of about $700m of bonds issued by state-owned tuna-fishing firm could be tantamount to a default
African Business
Consumer market outlook in Africa ‘still positive’
Report analyses African economies that offer appealing opportunities for retail and consumer businesses looking to expand
African News
Al-Qaeda attack aimed at Islamic State
Militants linked to al-Qaeda are broadening attacks across West Africa from their base in the desert to the coast
African News
Senegal’s resorts largely ignore threat of Islamist attacks
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has made it clear that Senegal is in its sights because of its close ties to France
Energy
MPs question viability of Congo hydro project
Concerns over cost and political stability in Congo raised as South Africa prepares to pump more than R64bn into ambitious electricity scheme
African Business
Kenya’s Equity eyes Barclays Africa ‘spoils’
Equity Bank head says the Kenyan lender is well-positioned to take up acquisition opportunities following Barclays’s Africa revision
Law & Constitution
SA was obliged to arrest Bashir, court rules
Supreme Court of Appeal makes clear state’s obligation to carry out International Criminal Court arrests
Africa
Four-million Zimbabweans need food aid resulting from drought
In February, Zimbabwe appealed for $1.6bn in aid to help pay for grain and other food it needs to import
African Business
Angola’s crude output tied up to pay for big loans
Growing Chinese debt leaves Angola with little spare oil as debts to China climb to about $25bn
African Business
Enterprise Mauritius team in SA
Mauritian business representatives in South Africa to promote trade opportunities in textile manufacturing, accessories, jewellery, and agricultural products
African News
Al-Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack
Six shooters target hotels on beach at Grand Bassam
Opinion
Will Zuma’s visit to Nigeria bolster trade?
Sam Mkokeli
The countries’ shared history and co-operation between its leaders could trickle down
International justice for crimes in Africa must be prioritised
AU Commission legal affairs director Vincent Nmehielle says the prosecution of heads of state has immense practical concerns for peace‚ security and stabilityAfrican News
Eurobonds hit after Ivory Coast attacks
Al-Qaeda militants pose threat to booming growth in the world’s biggest producer of cocoa
African News
EU suspends funding of Burundi
European Union says the situation in the strife-torn country remains serious and it expects a number of concrete measures to be carried out
Health
Women trapped between scourge and perception
Obstetric fistula affects young girls giving birth who are not morphologically or anatomically ready
Telecoms & Technology
Nigeria lifts suspension of MTN services
The move is an indication relations between the two sides are thawing, as they negotiate the payment of a record $3.9bn fine
Opinion
Blood in the fields as big business eats up Ethiopia
Tom Burgis
Echoes of apartheid as Ethiopians pushed off land for foreigners by government bent on strict economic path
Opinion
New president has a broken nation to repair
Richard Chelin
Several challenges await Faustin-Archange Touadéra, most importantly whether elections will help restore stability in Central African Republic
African Business
Nigeria’s national oil firm pledges to open books
Nigeria is dependent on oil for about two-thirds of state revenues
Africa
Four-million Zimbabweans need food aid resulting from drought
In February, Zimbabwe appealed for $1.6bn in aid to help pay for grain and other food it needs to import
African Business
Angola’s crude output tied up to pay for big loans
Growing Chinese debt leaves Angola with little spare oil as debts to China climb to about $25bn
African News
Little time left to protect Africa’s food supply from climate change
Researchers warn it will become impossible to grow some staple food crops in parts of sub-Saharan Africa if action is not taken to help farmers
African News
SA and Nigeria in deal to enhance bilateral economic co-operation
Leaders of Africa’s leading economies commit to set up SA-Nigeria Business Council to boost trade ties
National
Zuma hails Nigeria’s contribution to the struggle
President Jacob Zuma says the West African country hosted exiled freedom fighters from SA‚ with numbers increasing after the Soweto student uprising in 1976
Multimedia
African News
Malawi burns tonnes of ivory smuggled from Tanzania
Authorities set fire to ivory valued at almost $3m, in a demonstration of Malawi’s commitment to eradicating wildlife crime, the country says
African Business
Total to build pipeline from Ugandan oil fields to port off Tanzania
Tanzania’s government says Total has funds for the project, and construction will begin ‘as quickly as possible’
Companies
MTN offers $1.5bn to settle fine imposed by Nigeria
Africa’s biggest cellphone group has been in talks with Nigerian authorities to have the current $3.9bn penalty reduced
African News
Dos Santos pledges to give up power in Angola in 2018
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has given no reason for his decision, and speculation is rife about who might succeed him
African News
South Sudan is dying, and nobody is documenting these deaths
The failure to clarify a clear toll dishonours victims, contributes to South Sudan’s suffering staying off the international radar and enables impunity for the killers
African News
Zuma’s Nigerian visit seen as attempt to mend fences
Pretoria has put a positive spin on the visit and neither presidency has mentioned any tension between the two countries, including the huge fine imposed on MTN
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