Geopolitics

African geopolitics: trade agreements, regional security, international partnerships, diplomatic developments, and geopolitical shifts affecting African business and investment.

WHO declares Ebola continental emergency

WHO declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 16.…

Museveni signs law that rattles investors

Uganda's President Museveni signed the Protection of Sovereignty Act into law on May 17, requiring individuals acting on behalf of…

Somalia slides toward famine as aid collapses and Hormuz bites

Parts of southern Somalia face famine for the first time since 2022 as Hormuz disruption drives up to 60% price…

Africa’s food supply under threat: AU acts

The African Union convened a Joint Extraordinary STC on fertiliser market disruption and food system risk from the Hormuz conflict…

Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…