The Africa Report /121/2023

 

FLAMBOYANT POLITICIAN Ghana: 10 things about Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the controversial NPP Ashanti chairman The Ashanti region is the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) most secure electoral bank and Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the party’s chairman for the region, has one single task: maintaining the NPP’s dominance. READ THE STORY TOP STORIES Nigeria 2023: Allegations of drug trafficking, corruption taint Tinubu, Atiku campaigns Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar – are making last-minute efforts to sink each others’ campaigns as allegations of fraud, drug trafficking and blackmail reach climax.  Read the story Kenya: What’s really behind Ruto’s charm offensive on Raila’s home turf? President William Ruto is now targeting opposition leader Raila Odinga’s stronghold, dishing out goodies and popularising his ‘development-driven’ agenda.  Read the story China in Ethiopia: A new flow of investments? Economic recovery is crucial, and while the US and Europe are showing a lot of rekindled interest, China wants to stake out the alliance and assure African nations, such as Ethiopia, that it intends to stay there and expand on what it has begun. Read the story Kenya, Nigeria tread a fine line after Ghana debt default, analysts say Ghana’s domestic debt restructuring followed by a default on most of its international debt has focused attention on the sustainability of African government finances. Read the story customer.care@theafricareport.com

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