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Zambia’s mineral royalty plan “a step in the right direction”: CoM
Zambia’s plan to remove mineral royalty taxes non-detectability was “a step in the right direction” towards full reform of the mining tax regime, Zambia Chamber of Mines President Godwin Beene said. Finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, in his first budget since elections in August, said Oct. 29 the new government would aim to reintroduce the detectability…
Read MorePolitical reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire: Where next for a divided country?
On 27 July 2021, Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara welcomed his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo to the presidential palace in Abidjan. Remarkably, the two political heavyweights were meeting for the first time since their rivalry triggered a civil war in 2010 – marking an historic moment in Ivorian politics. President Ouattara initiated the meeting as part…
Read MoreSouth Africa: Ramaphosa’s long winter of discontent
July in South Africa has been dominated by eight days of “anarchy and mayhem”, in the words of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The imprisonment of ex-president Jacob Zuma lit a tinderbox among citizens of the world’s most unequal society, instigating widespread looting and violent protests from 9 July, concentrated in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The ruling…
Read MoreRestoring investor confidence: Key priorities for Abiy’s new administration
Following a nine-month postponement, last week Ethiopia held its much-anticipated general election. Originally scheduled for August 2020, the Ethiopian government had suspended the poll, citing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a claim contested by opposition figures. While incumbent prime minister Abiy Ahmed boldly claimed that the election would be Ethiopia’s “first attempt at…
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