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Kinshasa has long accused Kigali of plundering its resources by supporting insurgent M23 group
Country’s radical opposition struggles to muster large numbers after calling for a day of protest
Nadia Fettah Alaoui says years of below-average rainfall underscore importance of investment in water technologies
State of disaster declared as rolling blackouts cost $50mn a day, says central bank
Ramokgopa appointment comes after Eskom crisis causes outages of up to 12 hours a day
Rising frustration over pervasive corruption risks hurting South Africa’s ruling party at the polls
Global watchdog says Africa’s two biggest economies need to do more to fight financial crime
Finance minister says Pretoria will provide state power group with $14bn as rolling blackouts worsen
The relative political newcomer has electrified young voters, rattled his rivals and made the outcome of this week’s contest much harder to predict
New mechanisms will make it easier for green energy projects to tap local investors
Campaigners should pay attention to significant shifts that have occurred in global development financing
Nations welcome the business and investment on the continent but for many diplomatic ties are the priority
President says rolling power cuts ‘an existential threat to our economy and our social fabric’
IMF calls for more time to complete rollout that has caused chaos in the west African economy
FTSE 100 miner’s Duncan Wanblad warns country’s economy under threat from ‘scourges’ of power cuts, broken logistics and corruption
Long queues form outside cash machines and fights break out as customers demand access to money
‘Lay down your arms’, pontiff tells warring sides in DR Congo
Central bank bows to pressure as millions are left unable to obtain new banknotes with a presidential election looming
US Treasury secretary wants progress from Beijing on deal that has taken ‘far too long’ to resolve
André de Ruyter, who resigned after trying to overhaul the troubled utility, claims he was given cyanide-laced coffee
Italian group’s chief pushes for closer collaboration as EU seeks to replace Russian imports
Without reliable power, the country cannot generate economic growth and overcome the festering legacies of apartheid
Ramaphosa’s re-election as party president buys him a bit more time at the helm but does little for the country
Highly indebted African nation is facing a ‘major economic and financial crisis’
Officials in Accra must agree conditions with other creditors before three-year loan is signed off
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