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Nigeria’s oil deals, Zambia’s farmer boost, Kenya’s Turkish problem, Ethio shares out 10%
Nigeria okays Exxon rejects Shell, Kenya repatriates Turkish refugees, Ethio sells 10% to citizens
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Kenya’s Ruto picks replacement for impeached deputy president
Parliament approved the nomination of Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki but his appointment was temporarily blocked by a court.
Deputy president nominee Kithure Kindiki; image by Monicah Mwangi/Reuters
Nigeria’s lithium ambition is getting an unexpected boost
Nigeria’s plans to build a value-added supply chain for critical minerals is getting significant support from an e-marketplace startup.
Washington Alves/Reuters
Falling cost of space flight makes room for African companies
More than a dozen African nations have already sent objects into space as part of international missions, despite the continent having no launch facilities.
NASA
Nigerian airline CEO faces new US charge in $20M fraud case
US authorities charged the owner of Nigeria’s largest airline with obstruction of justice.
Anna Zvereva/Wikimedia Commons
Why Tanzania is doubling down on elephant hunting
Tanzanian authorities want to issue more hunting permits despite international pressure for the country to ban elephant trophy hunting in areas near its border with Kenya.
Monicah Mwangi/Reuters
Cameroon won’t say where the president is
Cameroon’s nonagenarian President Paul Biya hasn’t been seen in public for the last 30 days, stoking speculation in the Central African country.
Wu Hao/Pool via Reuters
The fate of Kenya’s impeached deputy president hangs in the balance
The future of Kenya’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, hangs in the balance after Kenya’s senate confirmed on Wednesday that it will investigate an impeachment trial against him.
Ethiopian lawmakers choose new president
Sahle-Work Zewde, a former diplomat who became Ethiopia’s first female in 2018, has been replaced by the foreign minister, Taye Atskeselassie.
From Afrobeats to public policy: The reinvention of Banky W
The star of Nollywood blockbuster The Wedding Party talks about switching to public policy and politics to make real change on the continent.
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test
The agency declared the disease a global health emergency in August after a new deadly strain began spreading in Africa.
The drone business is going mainstream across Africa
The rise in drone adoption in Nigeria reflects a broader trend of wider use in different sectors across Africa to bypass poor road and rail networks.
South African economy rides coalition’s positivity wave
South African stocks are on a tear, while the coalition government has buoyed hopes that the country’s debilitating power and transport problems can be fixed.
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea are battling for oil-rich islands
The tiny island of Mbanié off the coast of Gabon is the subject of a dispute pitting Equatorial Guinea against Gabon at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.
How the AU’s African credit rating agency plan could work
The African Union’s planned credit ratings agency could unlock the capital needed to develop the continent’s digital infrastructure, say top bankers.
Sudan’s army launches major assault on Khartoum
It seeks to regain control of the nation’s capital from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Global South risks becoming victim to ‘AI divide’: Google exec
Google SVP James Manyika spoke to Semafor’s Reed Albergotti at The Next 3 Billion event in New York.
Africa needs $3.4 trillion in infrastructure for digital era: Standard Bank CEO
Sim Tshabalala gave the estimated cost of essential infrastructure at Semafor’s “The Next 3 Billion” event in New York.
Global protectionism may be holding back digital trade in Africa, WTO chief says
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala talked about barriers to digital trade and the global impact of other countries’ central bank rate cuts in an interview with Semafor’s Alexis Akwagyiram.