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Many guards for wealthy and middle-class people are hired police officers
Vera Daves de Sousa says oil-dependent economy will rebound from double hit of low oil prices and pandemic
CDC Group to invest $720m for minority stake in project in Egypt, Senegal and Somaliland
As company sign-ups to the project slow due to Covid, the finance city is opening offices in Dubai and London
Government underpin to encourage lending during the pandemic has ended, leaving banks’ balance sheets vulnerable
Rules that prioritise the export of green power to Europe could lead to a reliance on coal for domestic needs
Abidjan hails biggest discovery in two decades but critics raise risks and developed world’s focus on renewables
DPI will look to invest in companies benefiting from continent’s emerging middle class
Radical step under consideration after more than 330 people died during week of violence in July
Federal government battles country’s wealthiest states over right to collect VAT revenues
Country became mining powerhouse under ousted leader but people’s lives barely changed
World must do a better job at policing the deals that underpin extractive industries in some of the poorest nations
Investors should note supply chain risks invariably increase when coups occur
Implementation under president Muhammadu Buhari could take years, critics warn
Self-declared state due to compete head to head with Djibouti for Ethiopia’s trade
More than a third of labour force unemployed as economists warn unrest could fuel further rise
The country’s economy may be struggling but its fintech groups have attracted more than $1bn in venture capital in the past two years
To look for commonality is not the same as ignoring difference
A combination of opacity and the strings attached could leave debtors in a bind when it comes to accessing more credit
Security and intelligence services also revamped in wake of ‘attempted insurrection’
The world needs clearer thinking about how poor countries can adapt to a low-carbon era
African nation joins several peers taking advantage of high yields in emerging markets
Co-operation agreement intends to help drive international investment into the east African city
Khoi and San people stand to benefit from the drink’s growing global popularity
Hopes of economic renaissance dashed after warehouses and factories targeted for looting
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