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The ant-incumbency trend continues in Africa. This is the 13th opposition win since 2020. apnews.com/article/somali…

Something a little different for the Podcasts from The Economist The story of the Nigerian who built an evangelical empire in Ukraine, played a role in the Orange Revolution, was accused of fraud, and (maybe) ended up on a Russian kill list, forcing him to flee... economist.com/podcasts/2024/…

Africa does not require saving. It needs less paternalism, less complacency and corruption—and more capitalism econ.st/3Ptcxex

Extraordinary on several levels

Importantly, he is not a member of the coalition that now governs South Africa. That coalition was formed in large part to isolate this kind of hatred, and build the values that lead to a prosperous country. Malema is NOT South Africa. He represents a small, shrinking fraction

Waiting for the think pieces on all this performative dadding

Just discovered Vanity Fair's 2007 "Africa" cover with... ... Bono and Queen Rania of Jordan

Agree. This was a great series

Quite the shift in UK policy towards Rwanda in the space of a year. gov.uk/government/new…

The proportion of Africans living under severe material deprivation has risen to its highest average level of the past 25 years, according to Afrobarometer

Fascinating development: Qatar sees itself as a global hub for peace deals (see Israel/Hamas) and it has investments in Rwanda (e.g. new airport) and has been exploring deals in DRC in recent years.

Strong 🧐 vibes among followers of the Great Lakes atm

"African leader discusses potential mineral deal"

It would be quite something if the US closed its embassy in South Sudan, less than 15 years after America midwifed the birth of Africa's newest country