Vol 54 No 24 | MOZAMBIQUE Frelimo unnerved 26th November 2013 The governing party won the polls but the MDM shows signs of growing into a serious political challenge The governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique and President Armando Guebuza emerged from the local elections on 20 November still in power nationwide. Yet cracks have appeared. Some...
Vol 54 No 24 | MALAWI Political class in turmoil 20th November 2013 The Cashgate scandal is roping in most politicians in a storm of corruption so severe that donors have halted aid payments The reputations of almost all members of the political establishment – with the possible exception of the opposition United Democratic Front – have been severely battered by the...
Vol 7 (AAC) No 1 | ZAMBIAINDIA KCM on the back foot 18th November 2013 With elections just two years ahead, the threat of job cuts unnerves the Lusaka government Konkola Copper Mines, a subsidiary of Anil Agarwal's London-listed Vedanta Resources and Zambia’s second-largest copper producer, is having a rocky ride under the Patriotic Front government. In opposition,...
Vol 7 (AAC) No 2 | ZAMBIAINDIA KCM on the back foot 15th November 2013 With elections just two years ahead, the threat of job cuts unnerves the Lusaka government Konkola Copper Mines, a subsidiary of Anil Agarwal's London-listed Vedanta Resources and Zambia’s second-largest copper producer, is having a rocky ride under the Patriotic Front government. In opposition,...
Vol 54 No 23 | NIGERIASOUTH AFRICA Economic giants change places 14th November 2013 New trends in trade and finance will change political as well as economic ties on the continent In the coming weeks, some statisticians in Abuja could shake up Africa’s economic and diplomatic hierarchy. The boffins look set to chart the rise of Nigeria’s economy to... READ FOR FREE
Vol 54 No 23 | SOUTH AFRICA Self-inflicted wounds 14th November 2013 Many of South Africa’s difficulties are primarily internal, caused by policy paralysis and the governing African National Congress (ANC)’s intense disputes with its partners in organised labour. A...
Vol 54 No 23 | MOZAMBIQUE Alarm over new debts 14th November 2013 After the cancellation of much foreign debt, the government has embarked on a commercial borrowing spree The government is on a credit binge and is taking on billions of dollars’ worth of loans. Its new-found creditworthiness is based on wealth from mineral resources and...
Vol 54 No 23 | ANGOLAPORTUGAL Luanda shouts back at Lisbon 14th November 2013 A government newspaper calls Portugal corrupt and ignorant after it starts an investigation into allies of Dos Santos for financial crimes Reports of criminal investigations in Portugal into Angolan money-laundering have angered President José Eduardo dos Santos. Relations between the two countries were ‘not well’, he said last month....
Vol 54 No 23 | ANGOLABRAZIL MPLA insider faces charges in Brazil 14th November 2013 Another key bilateral relationship of Angola’s could also come under stress after Interpol issued a Red Notice on the owner of Angolan soccer club Kabuscorp FC, General Bento...
Vol 54 No 23 | NAMIBIA Country for old men 14th November 2013 Hopes of a credible alternative to SWAPO in next year’s elections were dashed when last week’s congress of the Rally for Democracy and Progress ended in bitter recriminations....