Africa

DRC ceasefire falters as rebels renege on pledge; Kenya applies for new lending programme from IMF

By Reuters

Op-eds

Global hardwood demand fuelling illicit trade cuts deep into Gambia’s revenue

By Feyi Ogunade

Business Maverick

These innovative fintech start-ups are going all in on Africa

By Marthinus Botes

Maverick Life

Joy Dancer: dance documentary shows the power of movement to give a voice to the silenced

By Sarahleigh Castelyn

Africa

Loaded for Bear: Several African economies are growing fast, and they are not resource-intensive

By Ed Stoddard

Op-eds

Africa’s citizens, not soldiers, must protect and demand democracy

By Enoch Randy Aikins for ISS Today

Op-eds

African protest politics – coincidence, correction or contagion?

By Ronak Gopaldas and Menzi Ndhlovu

Op-eds

Can Senegal get the Casamance peace process over the finish line?

By Paulin Maurice Toupane and Aïssatou Kanté

Africa

Senegal may be instrumental in mediating tensions between Ecowas and AES states

By Paulin Maurice Toupane and Issaka K Souare

Africa

Africa’s super year of elections — The rise of information disorder in African elections

By Arnold Tsunga and David Mburu

South Africa

Will Africa’s super year of elections result in greater democratisation of continent?

By Arnold Tsunga and David Mburu

Business Maverick

Netcare digitisation programme makes it the single-largest buyer of iPads in southern hemisphere

By Neesa Moodley