AfricaBriefing Magazine, London (2025)

27/08/2025

Keypoints: Niamey restricts visas citing reciprocity Europeans must apply in Geneva, Ankara, Moscow Tensions with France deepen amid policy shift NIGER has announced sweeping restrictions on where citizens of several European countries may apply for visas to enter the Sahel state, in what officials described as a reciprocal response to the difficulties Nigeriens face in securing visas from European embassies....

Keypoints: Niamey restricts visas citing reciprocity Europeans must apply in Geneva, Ankara, Moscow Tensions with France deepen amid policy shift NIGER has announced sweeping restrictions on where citizens of several European countries may apply for visas to enter the Sahel state, in what officials....

27/08/2025

Keypoints Native tongues are Africa’s lifeblood Colonial languages still dominate power Liberation needs decolonised language use NGUGI wa Thiong'o points the way to total mental, political and economic liberation through the discipline of decolonising the mind by way of language. Language, our parent tongue, is our uniting force. Our ruling elites have debased our languages as a force of division and therefore have enforced English, French and Arabic as the lingua franca....

Keypoints Native tongues are Africa’s lifeblood Colonial languages still dominate power Liberation needs decolonised language use NGUGI wa Thiong'o points the way to total mental, political and economic liberation through the discipline of decolonising the mind by way of language. Language, our pa...

27/08/2025

Keypoints: Chinese exports to Africa surge 25% Trump’s tariffs divert trade flows Cars, solar and construction lead demand AFRICA has become a key growth market for Chinese exports, as tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump accelerate a shift in global trade. According to Bloomberg, Chinese shipments to the continent jumped 25 percent in the first half of 2025, reaching $122bn....

Keypoints: Chinese exports to Africa surge 25% Trump’s tariffs divert trade flows Cars, solar and construction lead demand AFRICA has become a key growth market for Chinese exports, as tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump accelerate a shift in global trade. According to Bloomberg, Chinese ...

27/08/2025

Keypoints: $20bn partnership targets energy, agriculture Al Mansour expands Africa investment drive Mozambique joins Zambia, DRC, Botswana deals MOZAMBIQUE has secured a $20bn investment partnership with Qatari investment company Al Mansour Holding, with funding aimed at priority sectors including energy and agriculture, President Daniel Chapo’s office confirmed on Wednesday. The agreement marks the latest in a wave of African deals by the Doha-based group, which has recently unveiled commitments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and…...

Keypoints: $20bn partnership targets energy, agriculture Al Mansour expands Africa investment drive Mozambique joins Zambia, DRC, Botswana deals MOZAMBIQUE has secured a $20bn investment partnership with Qatari investment company Al Mansour Holding, with funding aimed at priority sectors including e...

27/08/2025

Keypoints: Millionaires set to rise 65% by 2035 South Africa leads but Cape Town gaining Report warns inequality is deepening AFRICA’S millionaire population is forecast to jump by 65 percent over the next decade, according to the Africa Wealth Report 2025 published by international advisory firm Henley & Partners. The continent currently counts 122,500 millionaires, 348 centi-millionaires — those with personal wealth above $100m — and 25 billionaires....

Keypoints: Millionaires set to rise 65% by 2035 South Africa leads but Cape Town gaining Report warns inequality is deepening AFRICA’S millionaire population is forecast to jump by 65 percent over the next decade, according to the Africa Wealth Report 2025 published by international advisory firm ...

27/08/2025

Keypoints: Trump shifts US policy to ‘trade not aid’ Washington eyes lithium, gold and uranium in Sahel Juntas welcome deal despite Russia’s growing presence THE United States has reset its relations with West Africa’s military rulers, offering security assistance against jihadist insurgents in exchange for access to the region’s lucrative mineral reserves, analysts say. The policy reversal follows President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, marking a clear break from Joe Biden’s decision to suspend aid to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger after a string of coups between 2020 and 2023....

Keypoints: Trump shifts US policy to ‘trade not aid’ Washington eyes lithium, gold and uranium in Sahel Juntas welcome deal despite Russia’s growing presence THE United States has reset its relations with West Africa’s military rulers, offering security assistance against jihadist insurgents...

26/08/2025

Keypoints: Mauritius, Rwanda and Botswana top Africa’s governance Tanzania hailed as fastest riser since 2021 Digital reforms drive resilience across the continent MAURITIUS has retained its position as Africa’s best-governed country, with Rwanda and Botswana close behind, according to the 2025 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI). While the continent continues to lag behind other regions, researchers say the latest findings point to encouraging signs of progress....

Keypoints: Mauritius, Rwanda and Botswana top Africa’s governance Tanzania hailed as fastest riser since 2021 Digital reforms drive resilience across the continent MAURITIUS has retained its position as Africa’s best-governed country, with Rwanda and Botswana close behind, according to the 2025 ...

26/08/2025

Keypoints: Malema calls for borderless Africa Says unity will rival US economy Demands minerals stay in Africa FIREBRAND South African opposition leader Julius Malema has renewed calls for a fully united Africa, telling a major gathering in Nigeria that the continent must adopt a single president, one Parliament, one army, and one currency if it is to secure its rightful place on the global stage....

Keypoints: Malema calls for borderless Africa Says unity will rival US economy Demands minerals stay in Africa FIREBRAND South African opposition leader Julius Malema has renewed calls for a fully united Africa, telling a major gathering in Nigeria that the continent must adopt a single president, o...

26/08/2025

Keypoints: Eight killed in Ashanti helicopter crash Two cabinet ministers among the victims Probe with US experts under way INVESTIGATIONS have been launched in Ghana into a military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two senior government ministers. Ministers among dead in Ashanti tragedy Defence Minister Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among those on board when the helicopter went down in the Ashanti region earlier this month....

Keypoints: Eight killed in Ashanti helicopter crash Two cabinet ministers among the victims Probe with US experts under way INVESTIGATIONS have been launched in Ghana into a military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two senior government ministers. Ministers among dead in Ashanti...

26/08/2025

Keypoints: Mahama pushes Ghana as AfCFTA entry point Launches 24-hour economy and reform agenda Calls for Africa–Asia investment partnerships PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has declared Ghana the most reliable entry point into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), urging Asian investors to seize opportunities in Africa’s fast-growing markets. Speaking at the opening of the 8th Africa–Singapore Business Forum on Tuesday, Mahama positioned Ghana as both a continental hub and a reform-minded economy ready for capital....

Keypoints: Mahama pushes Ghana as AfCFTA entry point Launches 24-hour economy and reform agenda Calls for Africa–Asia investment partnerships PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has declared Ghana the most reliable entry point into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), urging Asian investors...

26/08/2025

Keypoints: SARS plans to lower millionaire threshold to expand HWI coverage Reform seeks to raise revenue after VAT plans collapsed Risks include capital flight and loss of high-value taxpayers SOUTH Africa, Africa’s wealthiest economy, is preparing to lower the threshold for who counts as a millionaire in its High Wealth Individual (HWI) unit, part of an effort to widen the tax net and raise much-needed revenue....

Keypoints: SARS plans to lower millionaire threshold to expand HWI coverage Reform seeks to raise revenue after VAT plans collapsed Risks include capital flight and loss of high-value taxpayers SOUTH Africa, Africa’s wealthiest economy, is preparing to lower the threshold for who counts as a milli...

26/08/2025

Keypoints: Aid cuts force nonprofits to adapt Training builds local fundraising skills Shift to sustainable growth models AFRICAN nonprofits are moving to break free from foreign aid dependence through a new high-level fundraising programme that has opened in Nairobi. The three-day course, Fundraising for African Nonprofits, has brought together civil society leaders, fundraising experts, grantmakers and policy specialists from across the continent to confront the sector’s toughest challenge: shrinking donor budgets and the urgent need for sustainable, homegrown funding....

Keypoints: Aid cuts force nonprofits to adapt Training builds local fundraising skills Shift to sustainable growth models AFRICAN nonprofits are moving to break free from foreign aid dependence through a new high-level fundraising programme that has opened in Nairobi. The three-day course, Fundraisi...

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