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Each week, Jennifer Zabasajja provides a deep dive into the business stories that shape Africa. Join Jennifer and our Bloomberg reporters as they lift the lid on the news driving the continent.
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Why A Failed Coup Signals Escalating Risk in West Africa
An attempted Coup in Benin has been thwarted after an intervention from its West African neighbors led by Nigeria. The emphatic response from the regi...
Can South Africa Sustain its Economic Rebound?
South African financial assets -- stocks, bonds and the rand -- have surged, buoyed by soaring commodity prices and investor optimism that government...
Can South Africa Tackle Its Gender Based Violence Crisis?
While the world’s attention was on South Africa for the G20, thousands of women across the country used the opportunity to protest South Africa’s seri...
How Africa’s Energy Shortage Holds Back its Industrial Revolution
Africa is the least electrified continent in the world, where funding major power infrastructure has become far harder, grids are decrepit and state u...
Why Africa’s Rainforests Are Reaching a Tipping Point
At COP30 in Brazil, scientists have warned that the Congo Basin, a region of tropical forest larger than India, is at a point where further damage may...
Why Trump is Threatening Military Action In Nigeria
US President Donald Trump has threatened to freeze aid to Nigeria and take military action unless its government stops what he’s called the killing of...
Can Africa reverse the trend of No Contest Elections?
Election wins for incumbents in Cameroon and Ivory Coast, where key opposition figures were banned from standing, have raised warnings over the state...
What DeepSeek’s Competitive Edge in Africa Means for the AI Race
Chinese tech companies Huawei and DeepSeek are teaming up to offer cloud computing and AI services. And they’re pitching African startups on using the...
Replay: How To Stop Africa's Brain Drain
We wanted to bring you one of our favorite episodes from the last few months. Each year, up to 12 million young Africans enter the workforce, but only...
How Africa Is Cashing In On Booming Gold Prices
A spectacular gold-market boom is spurring a push by African nations — where the ground is rich in the precious metal — to extract more revenue.
Why Nigeria and South Africa Could Leave the ‘Dirty Money’ List
South Africa and Nigeria are poised to exit a global financial watchdog’s “gray list” as soon as this month, marking a change in fortune for two of th...
Why China Is Winning Over Africa
In parts of Africa, public opinion on China is more favorable than in many other regions, according to an Asia Society survey released this month. Tha...
How Africa Became the Global Terror Hotspot
Islamic State and al-Qaeda are gaining ground in Africa as they retreat elsewhere, cementing the continent’s reputation as the global epicenter for ji...
Why Ethiopia’s Giant Dam has Left Egypt and Sudan Angry
Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s biggest hydroelectric dam, a colossal feat of engineering that could power homes and industries across East Africa....
Can Botswana Survive the Lab-Grown Diamond Boom?
Botswana became one of the richest countries in Africa because it's the world's biggest producer of diamonds by value -- but with lab-grown gems soari...
Can Africa’s Music Festivals Compete On The World Stage?
It’s the summer festival season, and while Europe and North America are seeing declining sales and smaller tours - Africa’s festival scene is on an up...
Oil Workers Recount Yearslong Detention in Equatorial Guinea
Two South African oil workers who had been detained in Equatorial Guinea prisons for two years have spoken to Bloomberg about their ordeal.
Pete...
Why Africa’s Ultra Luxury Hotels Are Booming
A private island off the coast of Tanzania, where guests pay around $50,000 a night for an exclusive-use villa, catamaran and helicopter transfers wit...
What's Driving The Protests Over The Ivory Coast Presidential Election?
Opposition parties are protesting in Abidjan after court rulings blocked key opposition figures from standing in October’s presidential election. The...
Could President Trump Recognise Somaliland’s Independence?
Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, is willing to offer the US a military base at the entrance to the Red Sea and critical...
Why African Banks Are Playing Hardball On Debt
African development banks are locked in a dispute with African nations like Ghana and Zambia over deals to restructure their debts. As the countries...
Have US Tariffs Thwarted South Africa’s G20 Presidency?
G20 finance ministers met in Zimbali in South Africa this week, but even with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent skipping the event - Donald Trump's...
Can West Africa Capitalize On The Growing Demand For Coffee
Demand for coffee is growing globally - but despite much of it being grown on the continent, very little is roasted locally to be sold and drunk there...
Will The US End The War Between Congo and Rwanda?
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to bring an end to conflict in eastern Congo, where millions of people have died and multitude...
How US Aid Cuts Has Left The Fight Against HIV In Crisis
Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, has told Bloomberg that US cuts to foreign aid have lef...
Why Kenyans Are Back on the Streets: Protests, Corruption, and a Crisis of Trust
A year since deadly protests against the Kenyan government saw more than 60 people killed, Kenyans are again taking to the streets to protest police b...
A US Tax With Big Consequences For Africa
US President Donald Trump is proposing a 3.5% tax on remittances by non-citizens as part of the Republican tax bill currently working through the Sena...
The Billion-Dollar Potential of African Sport in the Diaspora
The return of the Unity Cup after 21 years electrified London’s Brentford Stadium, drawing record crowds and reigniting diasporan pride. With planning...
The Inside Story Of Ramaphosa's Encounter with Trump
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Washington last week to ease tensions amid a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump, who has...
Africa Takes Centre Stage at The Qatar Economic Forum
The future of Africa's economic progress, security and stability has been a key topic at this year's Qatar Economic Forum , an event powered by Bloomb...
Nigerian Investors Bet On Nollywood For Blockbuster Returns
Nollywood is bringing a touch of West Africa to the Cannes Film Festival. My Father’s Shadow is making history as the first Nigerian Film to be an Off...
Why Sudan Blames The UAE For Port Sudan Drone Strikes
Armed drones struck the airport and harbor in Sudan’s main coastal city Port Sudan, escalating a deadly conflict between the North African nation’s ar...
Is Russia Recruiting Young African Women To Make Drones?
With influencer ads and high-profile marketing campaigns, Russia’s global outreach program is operating across Africa, offering young women work-study...
IMF Spring Meeting 2025: What the Global Slowdown Means for Africa
At the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC - the trade war and its impact on the global economy is the centre of attention, and putting more pressur...
Tariffs, Trump, and the Stakes for Lesotho
Lesotho was hit with the highest U.S. tariffs on the African continent, a 50% levy on its exports, before President Donald Trump paused the move for 9...
Will Formula One Finally Come Back To Africa?
Formula One cars last raced in Africa in 1993, but now a concerted effort from investors and governments are trying to bring the races back to the con...
Flash Episode: Assessing The Impact Of Trump’s Tariffs On Africa
President Trump imposed the steepest American tariffs in a century as he steps up his campaign to reshape the global economy. Many African countries h...
How Polo Became the Sport of Business Kings in Nigeria
Some call it the sport of kings or the passport to the world, and in Nigeria Polo has become a business essential. In Lagos, government ministers and...
Why West African Cocoa Farmers Aren’t Yet Benefiting From High Prices
Global cocoa shortages are finally set to ease this season, as harvests improve and demand falls, creating a surplus for the first time in three years...
Can Africa’s Economies Survive Global Economic Turmoil
Two budgets on different sides of the continent this week show the struggle African countries are facing when it comes to growing their economies. In...