"Ecowas wanted to strike hard with its #sanctions. However, the interdependence b/w #Mali and the other countries in the zone means that closing land and sea borders has a knock-on effect on neighbouring countries,” says a senior bank executive in Mali. theafricareport.com/166849/mali-is…

#Zimbabwe : “We have the 2019 Renewable Energy & Bio Fuels Policies which all stakeholders need to work on together to ensure we implement the target in the policies,” says Renewable Energy Association of Zimbabwe REAZ chairman Isaiah Nyakusendwa theafricareport.com/167007/is-zimb…

#Washington’s request to join other partners in the Sahel comes as the international community is changing strategy after a decade of security-dominated efforts have largely failed to prevent the spread of jihadism in the region. Report by Julian Pecquet. theafricareport.com/167523/us-seek…

Officially, #Israel has not had this many #African friends in decades. “You have to go back to the 1950s, when Israel had more than 30 embassies across the continent.” theafricareport.com/167570/israels…

Limited access to the international money market has forced #Ghana's economy to look inwards for much needed revenue to finance its development. Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta now says raising money from domestic taxes is the way to go... By Jonas Nyabor. theafricareport.com/167885/ghana-t…

Sources told The Africa Report that #Nigeria’s tax authorities began looking into Obi Cubana’s businesses and discovered that his taxes did not reflect his ostentatious lifestyle. theafricareport.com/167481/nigeria…

#cotedivoire is planning to create an industrial zone specially dedicated to the #automobile sector and bring together spare part manufacturers in San Pedro, the country’s second port. theafricareport.com/166240/cote-di…

#Zambia has been highlighted for mineral exploration, with copper, gas, gold and cobalt, a key mineral for electric vehicle manufacturing. But will the industry be able to be revived? theafricareport.com/168452/zambia-…

The US ITA says the Nigerian power sector needs more investment to achieve reliable supply. The ITA cites industry estimates that the country will require as much as $100bn in investment over the next 20 years just to maintain current service. theafricareport.com/168830/nigeria…

#Nigeria's mediocre politicians have mastered the art of using the quest to survive to negotiate their way to political positions by trading food items to voters during elections, argues Kelvin Ayebaefie Emmanuel. theafricareport.com/167260/nigeria…

The government has said a major challenge facing the $3-billion Liganga and Mchuchuma iron project was reaching into agreement over a number of issues including incentives bit.ly/3GcR0zL

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Russians have an increasingly positive attitude towards Ukraine. A war in which Ukrainians and young Russians die in their thousands would be massively unpopular econ.st/3HsAnBi

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