No clarity about why Uganda expelled the top local executives of MTN
Uganda’s expulsion of the top local management structure of MTN has put President Yoweri Museveni at odds with at least five countries. The South African owners of MTN are seeking an urgent explanation from Museveni, as are the governments of France, Italy, Rwanda and Belgium who’s nationals he booted out. The exact motivation for deporting […]
Election delay has cost Nigeria at least a billion dollars
The eleventh hour Postponement of Nigeria’s elections will cost the country at least a billion dollars. Analysts say this does not include the reputational damage that been done to Africa’s most populous state. Economists crunching the numbers after Nigeria’s last-minute election delay last Saturday note that businesses and schools closed as the country went into election […]
Kenya’s territorial dispute with Somalia becomes a full-on diplomatic confrontation
A maritime territorial dispute between Kenya and Somalia has blown into a full-on diplomatic confrontation. Somalia’s ambassador to Nairobi has been expelled and the Mogadishu authorities have withdrawn their envoy to Kenya. The east African neighbours are arguing about a gas and oil rich triangle of the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 100 […]